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AI talent grab sparks excitement and concern

Google, Facebook and other tech firms are changing how artificial-intelligence research is done.

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Gibney, E. AI talent grab sparks excitement and concern. Nature 532, 422–423 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/532422a

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