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Samsung открыл ещё один центр по разработке искусственного интеллекта в США





Cегодня корпорация Samsung Electronics опубликовала официальный пресс-релиз, где сообщается об открытии 6-го научно-исследовательского центра искусственного интеллекта (AI).
Новый центр расположился в крупнейшем городе США Нью-Йорке. Ранее ведущий южнокорейский конгломерат открыл подобные центры по разработке AI в Южной Корее, Великобритании, Канаде, России и Кремниевой Долине (США, штат Калифорния).
Новый американский центр возглавил Дэниел Ли (Daniel D. Lee), известный специалист по разработке искусственного интеллекта и робототехники, который присоединился к Samsung в июне этого года.
Ранее Samsung заявил о своих намерениях расширить подразделение, связанное с разработкой AI (Artifical Intelligence). К 2020 году направление искусственного интеллекта будут развивать более 1.000 высококлассных специалистов, привлечённых транснациональным электронным гигантом.
Представители нового центра в Нью-Йорке заявили, что намерены создавать инновационные решения, которые улучшат жизнь людей во всём мире.
Больше информации по теме развития AI можно получить на официальном сайте http://research.samsung.com

Samsung Electronics Opens a New AI Center in New York City

In addition to five facilities in Korea, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Russia, Samsung Research is establishing another AI Center in New York, focusing on robotics

Samsung Electronics announced today that it will open a new artificial intelligence (AI) research center in New York City, the U.S., to strengthen its AI capabilities.
Located in the heart of Chelsea, the New York AI Center will be led by Daniel D. Lee, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research and a global authority in AI robotics, who joined Samsung Electronics last June. With cooperation from a leading authority in neuroscience-based AI technologies, H. Sebastian Seung, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research, the New York AI Center will spearhead the advanced AI research in robotics. As the Chief Research Scientist of Samsung Electronics, Seung will also advise Samsung on advanced AI research in developing future business growth opportunities.
“What we need now is to focus on creating new values that make people’s lives easier and more convenient by harnessing the power of AI in Samsung’s products and services,” said Hyun-suk Kim, President and Head of Samsung Research, the advanced R&D arm of Samsung Electronics’ device business. “To do this, our Global AI Centers, including the New York AI Center, must play a pivotal role.”
Samsung has announced plans to expand its advanced AI research capabilities to employ about 1,000 specialists by 2020. This will be Samsung’s sixth AI center around the world, and it will work in partnership with Samsung’s other AI research facilities. The additional AI centers are located in Korea, the U.K., Canada, Russia, and Silicon Valley, the U.S.
“We are excited to open a new Samsung AI center in New York, which will specialize in robotics research,” said Daniel D. Lee. “New York is one of the world’s great cities, and with this new facility we will be able to leverage the tremendous talent in the area. We also look forward to collaborating with top universities and academic centers in the region.”
The facility is located at 123 West 18th St, New York. The facility’s opening ceremony was held on September 7th in New York City, with about 100 guests in attendance including President Kim; Seunghwan Cho, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research; Geunbae Lee, Head of Samsung AI Center in Seoul; Professor Daniel P. Huttenlocher, the Dean of Cornell Tech; and Professor David Tank, Director of Princeton Neuroscience Institute.”
“The field of AI has made revolutionary progress by finally embracing neural networks,” said H. Sebastian Seung. “This is just the beginning of a new era of innovation in AI, and we at the Samsung AI research center in New York are proud to be part of this exciting quest.”
The global AI Centers will contribute to Samsung’s AI research with their unique regional strengths, and Samsung is expected to expand its AI centers to other technology and talent-rich areas to cement its place as a leader of AI research in the industry.
For more details on Samsung Research and the global AI Centers, please visit the official Samsung Research webpage at http://research.samsung.com