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White House Redirects AI Funds Amid Foreign Funding Scrutiny | Wilmington News
The White House is revolutionizing federal AI funding by cutting out universities and sending $200 billion directly to scientists—aiming to slash bureaucracy and accelerate innovation. But this shift comes amid rising alarms over foreign influence in academia, especially at Harvard, which has received more Chinese funding than any other U.S. university—over $630 million. Senator Tom Cotton is demanding investigations into billions funneled from sanctioned Chinese entities, while the Education Department reveals China alone contributed $6.8 billion, with millions more tied to military or…
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