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Samsung Electronics launches AI research center in New York

September 10, 2018

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. has launched its sixth artificial intelligence (AI) research center, located in New York, which will focus on robotics research, the company said Sunday.

The tech giant is seeking to strengthen its AI capabilities and has opened research institutes in South Korea, Britain, Canada, Russia and Silicon Valley of the United States.

The new AI Center, which opened Friday, is led by Daniel D. Lee, a leading AI and robotics scientist who joined the company in June. H. Sebastian Seung, a renowned neuroscientist, serves as its chief research scientist.

In this photo, provided by Samsung Electronics Co., Daniel D. Lee, chief of Samsung's AI research center in New York City, speaks during its opening ceremony on Sept. 7, 2018. (Yonhap)

In this photo, provided by Samsung Electronics Co., Daniel D. Lee, chief of Samsung’s AI research center in New York City, speaks during its opening ceremony on Sept. 7, 2018. (Yonhap)