Chinese employers sought a million hard core AI techies

Chinese employers have recently advertised for nearly a million employees with technical AI skills, according to an analysis from US think tank the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). The think tank sought to better understand China's AI workforce, to better comprehend the industry landscape, and to make sense of what China's needs mean for US demand for AI talent. "The AI workforce is global and in high demand, and a large share of top-tier technical talent in the United States is foreign-born. Given China is a major producer of AI-skilled talent, understanding its AI workforce could provide US policymakers with important insight," states a CSET Issue Brief titled "China's AI Workforce Assessing Demand for AI Talent". The document explains that such assessments are not easy given limited and opaque information streams from sources like Chinese ministries, state-sponsored media and anecdotal reporting.