cd /news/artificial-intelligence/nobel-winning-u-s-chemist-will-move-… · home topics artificial-intelligence article
[ARTICLE · art-53861] src=nytimes.com ↗ pub= topic=artificial-intelligence verified=true sentiment=↓ negative

Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute

Nobel Prize-winning U.S. chemist David Baker will relocate to China to lead a new artificial intelligence institute, marking a significant brain-drain event for American science. The move underscores China's aggressive push to attract top scientific talent and build AI research capabilities.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 10, 2026
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/science/nobel-winning-us-chemist-will-move-to-china-to-lead-ai-institute.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48856859

Points: 2

── more in #artificial-intelligence 4 stories · sorted by recency
── more on @david baker 3 stories trending now
sponsored brought to you by zahid.host 4,200+ EU-deployed projects
reading about agents? ship yours in a single git push.

Run your AI side-project on zahid.host

EU-based hosting, git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, no cold starts. Free tier with a custom domain — perfect for shipping the agent you just read about.

$git push zahid main
Live at https://your-agent.zahid.host
Get free account → Pricing
from €0/mo · no card required
LIVE [news/nobel-winning-u-s-ch…] indexed:0 read:1min 2026-07-10 ·