Despite the harsh political environment, North America still accounts for the majority of AI venture capital investment.

Despite the Harsh Political Environment, North America Still Accounts for the Majority of AI Venture Capital Investments

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Despite the Harsh Political Environment, North America Still Accounts for the Majority of AI Venture Capital Investments

Despite the harsh political environment, North America still accounts for the majority of AI venture capital investments. Data from PitchBook shows that Asian startups are slightly outperformed by their European counterparts. Between February and May, venture capital firms invested only $3 billion in Asian AI startups in 515 deals. Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the United States has significantly cut scientific research funds related to basic AI research, made it more difficult for foreign students majoring in AI to study in the United States, and threatened to freeze billions of dollars in federal funds to dismantle AI laboratories established by universities. At the same time, the US government's trade policies, including retaliatory tariffs, have led to market chaos, which is not conducive to the development of high-risk new AI enterprises. Artificial...