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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by chronic83027 on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:07PM (#26840409)
> You seriously think that university research in the US is largely funded or driven by companies? This is utterly wrong.

Slow down there bud. Where did I say that?

Unless you’re talking about AI/ML, then yes, university labs receive more from companies, than government funding agencies.

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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by SeanLuke on Saturday April 17, 2021 @01:48PM (#26846047)
> Slow down there bud. Where did I say that?

If I miserepresented you, then I am sorry.

> Unless you’re talking about AI/ML, then yes, university labs receive more from companies, than government funding agencies.

This is simply untrue. Companies comprise less than 10% of overall university research funding, and AI/ML is far from dominant. It's easy to verify this.

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