Alibaba sets up AI research facility with Singapore university

zdnet.com 28 Feb '18, 1pm

Alibaba sets up AI research facility with Singapore university

Alibaba Group and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have inked a five-year agreement to jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications through a new research institute. The facility would look to tap NTU's own AI technology, which had focused on areas such as healthcare, ageing, homes, and communities, and integrate these with Alibaba's technologies including natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and cloud computing. Singapore must practise what it preaches to become smart nation Country's population cannot be expected to innovate and think outside the box if its government agencies aren't leading by example. Read More The research institute would begin operating with a team of 50 researchers from both organisations, and marked the first time Alibaba had set up a research facility with a partner outside of China. The collaboration...

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