Baidu upgrades research institute to accelerate AI application

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IANS Beijing
Last Updated : Jan 19 2018 | 1:20 PM IST

Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) giant Baidu has upgraded its research institute to speed up industrial application of AI technology.

Baidu Research announced on Friday that it has set up two more labs focusing on business intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving while bringing three more top AI scientists on board.

The company's top AI research platform now has five labs and seven globally renowned AI scientists, reports Xinhua news agency.

"The expansion of Baidu Research is the start of a new journey for Baidu to focus on frontier fundamental research and commercial application of AI," Wang Haifeng, Head of the Institute and Baidu Vice President, was quoted as saying.

Baidu has been investing heavily in AI technology and application in the past few years, with major breakthroughs already made in autonomous driving and smart voice interaction systems.

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First Published: Jan 19 2018 | 1:12 PM IST

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