Russ Salakhutdinov(@rsalakhu):I fully agree with you Nando @NandoDF. But if governments fail to create the right conditions for AI talent to easily start companies (for a variety of silly reasons as you are pointing out), while those exact same researchers can easily build startups anywhere else, especially in the U.S., that's really really bad. AI talent is mobile, and countries that make entrepreneurship difficult will lose their top people. I know a number of researchers in the UK and Europe who are considering moving to the U.S.

2026.08.15 17:35

I fully agree with you Nando @NandoDF. But if governments fail to create the right conditions for AI talent to easily start companies (for a variety of silly reasons as you are pointing out), while those exact same researchers can easily build startups anywhere else, especially in the U.S., that's really really bad. AI talent is mobile, and countries that make entrepreneurship difficult will lose their top people. I know a number of researchers in the UK and Europe who are considering moving to the U.S.

Nando de Freitas@NandoDF

2026.08.15 13:06

Nice try, Russ. Hope you’re doing well. As you know, that would not be great for the rest of the world, for universal access to AI, for sovereign AI and for the advancement of science and technology. California 🇺🇸 is doing amazing (so is Toronto 🇨🇦) and setting a good example for others. We now must follow the example. AI is for the world, not just for a couple of countries. We will all benefit more from universal AI access and advancement than from narrow access.