If universities are key to economic development & also a major base for the development of work on artificial intelligence, then the migration of computer science academics (leaving behind a university system that has been defunded & sinking into ever deeper finical crisis), should be a concern for those seeking to build a UK AI-based economic strategy...
Is it another area where the UK will fail to consolidate on early (research-led) success due to departing researchers?
![Chart: Researcher Migration. By country where AI paper was published & current location (of researchers), shows:
for UK 48% remain in UK; 24% in the US & 28% elsewhere
For France: 61% in France/ 18% in US/ 21% elsewhere
for South Korea: 69% remaining in SK/ 26% in US/ 5% elsewhere
US: 80% remain in US/ 20% now elsewhere
[chart from the Observer]](https://cdn.masto.host/zirkus/media_attachments/files/115/665/675/478/802/116/original/e3113c6bc3698715.png)