5 Global Hubs for Top Artificial Intelligence Talent in 2021

Artificial intelligence technology's impact can be seen in introducing automation, driving efficiency gains and enhancing productivity, creating new jobs, and reducing risks associated with cyber-threats and fraud. During the pandemic, AI-enabled more effective testing for Covid-19 and faster vaccine development and helped manage grocery supply chains and tailor lessons for individual students affected by remote schooling. The San Francisco Bay Area, made up of the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas, is in a category all its own, far and away from the lone U.S. leader in AI. Home to leading academic research centers like Stanford and the University of California at Berkeley; a plethora of startups; and big companies that invest heavily in AI research and technology like Alphabet Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., and Facebook Inc., the Bay Area accounts for roughly one-quarter of all Artificial Intelligence activity in the U.S. It is one of the five global hubs for top artificial intelligence talent in 2021. New York is in the midst of an explosive period of growth in artificial intelligence and machine learning.