China Just Put Its Top AI Researchers Under Travel Restrictions.
Bloomberg broke this morning that China is restricting overseas travel for top AI professionals at Alibaba and DeepSeek — requiring government approval before any international trip. It's the human capital version of U.S. chip export controls, and it signals China is done treating AI talent as free agents. We cover what it means for the global AI race, Anthropic's $200 million Gates Foundation bet on AI for the developing world, and a Samsung union's landmark court challenge to AI-driven layoffs.
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