The case for promoting the geographic and social diffusion of AI development - Mark Muro and Julian Jacobs, Brookings

Last fall, we argued that the AI sector—especially large language model (LLM) activity—is being driven by concentrated research, modeling, and design work occurring in just a handful of “superstar” tech centers along the coasts: the Bay Area, Seattle, New York, and Boston. In that piece, we suggested that such concentration is a negative force in shaping AI development and, more broadly, U.S. economic growth.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-case-for-promoting-the-geographic-and-social-diffusion-of-ai-development/