China to set up deep learning lab
February 27, 2017 Category Science & technology, Weekly
Beijing has given the green light for the creation of China’s first ‘national laboratory for deep learning’, to try to surpass the United States in developing artificial intelligence (AI). The lab will not have a physical presence, instead taking the form of a research network predominantly based online. Deep learning involves feeding data through virtual neural networks designed to mimic the human brain’s decision-making process, in order to solve problems and recognize images and sounds. Baidu will lead the effort. “About 40% of the leading AI research papers in the world are published by the Chinese. The really top-level AI experts are still those from North America and the UK, but the Chinese are expected to get better and better with their quick learning and the improvement of platforms they work for,” said veteran tech investor Lee Kai-fu, founder of Chinese venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures.
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