Why Is Microsoft Reportedly Asking Hundreds Of Its Chinese Ai Workers To Move To Abroad Offices?

Microsoft is reportedly planning to relocate 700 to 800 employees from its AI department in China to other countries, but the company claims it is a routine business move and not related to US-China tensions. The move comes as China aims to replace foreign tech with domestic products and the US considers new regulations on AI chip exports to China. Microsoft’s Beijing lab, which employs about 200 people, also faces an uncertain future.