Microsoft chief scientist Eric Horvitz is among rare senior executives to take public stand on Donald Trump’s decision to cut academic research funding; says: Find it hard to …

Microsoft’s top scientist Eric Horvitz expresses concern over US federal funding cuts to universities. He warns these reductions could cause America to lose its global lead in artificial intelligence to countries like China. Horvitz highlights that these cuts risk a brain drain of talent and research to nations replicating the US model of state-backed innovation.