China has ‘nearly erased’ America’s lead in AI—and the flow of tech experts moving to the U.S. is slowing to a trickle, Stanford report says
China has closed the gap with the U.S. in AI model performance to just 2.7% (Arena scores), while surpassing America in patent volume, research citations, and robot deployment, according to Stanford's 2026 AI Index report. The U.S. still leads in total top-tier models and private investment ($286B), but talent migration to the U.S. is slowing.
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