Massachusetts seeks to attract AI talent from California using billionaire tax proposal as leverage
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Bloomberg
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Summary
Massachusetts business and political leaders are leveraging California's proposed billionaire tax as an opportunity to lure AI talent from Silicon Valley to Boston. Despite being home to elite universities like Harvard and MIT that produce many of the top AI company founders, Massachusetts has struggled to retain that talent, which typically heads west. The article explores how the state aims to capitalize on California's tax policy changes to boost its own AI ecosystem and compete more effectively in the tech talent war.
Key quotes
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Massachusetts business and political leaders say California's proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity to change that.
Of the 20 most valuable venture-backed US AI companies, half have co-founders who attended MIT or Harvard, according to PitchBook data.
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