In woody surroundings south of the French capital, Paris-Saclay University’s campus provides a fertile training ground for future artificial intelligence experts, whose skills are coveted at home and abroad.

But despite eye-watering salaries across the Atlantic for AI scientists and engineers, many students argue that the best place to study and work is not Silicon Valley, but Paris.

“Being European and French, we have a certain perspective on things that differs from that of Americans and Chinese, which is more based on regulation and responsibility,” a master’s student, Mathis Pernin, said.

“I enjoy working with this mindset,” Pernin, who would like to join a sports startup after graduation, added.

Manon Arfib, a final-year AI student at the engineering school CentraleSupelec, also s

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