I agree that US staff can probably move abroad (including to join foreign companies). My claim is that such a move can’t include IP, money, or sufficient numbers of chips. Given the importance of these three things, I still conclude that a move would probably destroy the lead of the AI company (or prevent the foreign company from catching up even with new staff).
I also think a clear mass exodus would be more politically actionable than the trickle of people to Mistral.
I agree that US staff can probably move abroad (including to join foreign companies). My claim is that such a move can’t include IP, money, or sufficient numbers of chips. Given the importance of these three things, I still conclude that a move would probably destroy the lead of the AI company (or prevent the foreign company from catching up even with new staff).
I also think a clear mass exodus would be more politically actionable than the trickle of people to Mistral.