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Beijing: National AI lab opens at Baidu

Published on 03/09 2017  Source: Science and Technology Daily

     

A national engineering lab for the development and application of deep learning technology was unveiled by internet giant Baidu Inc earlier this month, seeking breakthroughs in the fundamental sectors of artificial intelligence, including auditory and visual perception and language comprehension. Co-founded by the company and top Chinese universities and academies including Tsinghua and Beihang, the lab was established to promote progress in the AI field and to facilitate cooperation with other parties in frontier research, said its head Lin Yuanqing.