The Academic AI Squeeze: Why University Researchers Are Reinventing Themselves in the Age of Big Tech
By The Algorithm / Special Industry Report Executive Overview For decades, university campuses served as the undisputed engine rooms of artificial intelligence. From the invention of neural networks to foundational computer vision breakthroughs, academic institutions were where the future of computing was imagined, tested, and built. Today, however, university-based AI researchers find themselves navigating a…