{"id":310104,"date":"2026-02-21T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/310104\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:26:08","slug":"chinas-tech-giants-pursue-ai-semiconductor-talent-in-us-as-competition-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/310104\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US as competition intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The overseas hiring spree underscores these \u201cbig tech\u201d firms\u2019 growing ambitions to build up their skilled workforce in AI systems development and semiconductor design amid increased competition in their home market.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/social-media?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Social media<\/a> giant ByteDance, the parent firm of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/tiktok?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TikTok<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/douyin?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Douyin<\/a>, was the most active recruiter among its peers, with more than 100 AI-related job vacancies posted in San Jose, California and Seattle, Washington.The <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/beijing?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beijing<\/a>-based company, also known for its multimodal video generation model <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/article\/3342932\/bytedances-new-model-sparks-stock-rally-chinas-ai-video-battle-escalates?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seedance 2.0<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3325858\/bytedance-chatbot-doubao-still-chinas-most-popular-ai-app-rival-deepseek-loses-users?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Doubao<\/a> chatbot, sought new tech leads, engineers and research scientists for its various specialised AI teams.Those include its <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3299731\/bytedance-restructures-ai-division-hiring-new-expert-google-amid-deepseek-pressure?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seed department<\/a> for fundamental research that covers the Seedance model, coding product <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3331638\/tech-war-bytedance-cuts-claude-model-after-anthropic-restricts-china-access?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trae<\/a> and the Vision-Applied Research team dedicated to models for image generation and video editing.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Baidu, meanwhile, had its Sunnyvale, California-based operation post 10 job vacancies focused exclusively on semiconductor design, with roles for central processing unit development, system-on-a-chip architecture and design verification.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">That focus signalled Baidu\u2019s intent to achieve greater tech hardware self-reliance amid increased demand for high-end AI chips in global supply chains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The overseas hiring spree underscores these \u201cbig tech\u201d firms\u2019 growing ambitions to build up their skilled workforce 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