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 chief scientist, Eric Horvitz, has expressed concern over the Trump administration’s decision to slash billions in funding for colleges and universities. He has issued a warning that the cuts in US federal funding cuts for academic research may permanently surrender America’s lead in the global AI race to international rivals like China. According to the Financial Times, the cuts have been justified as cost-cutting measures or by ideological stances, such as blocking grants for diversity initiatives.
“I personally find it hard to see the logic of trying to compete with competitor nations at the same time as making these cuts,” said Horvitz, who is a veteran executive and the company’s first-ever Chief Scientific Officer.
