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Honglak Lee, CSAI of LG AI Research, speaks at the opening ceremony of LG AI Research Center, Ann Arbor (Courtesy of LG AI Research) South Korean LG Corp.'s artificial intelligence research institute set up its first overseas base in Michigan to expand its global AI research ecosystem to North America.The institute said on Wednesday it opened LG AI Research Center, Ann Arbor. Honglak Lee, Chief Scientist of AI (CSAI) and a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, leads the center, while the University of Illinois professor Moontae Lee, who joined LG AI Research earlier this year, will participate in the management of the US lab.The University of Michigan is operating one of the best AI programs in grad schools by U.S. News & World with its world’s best research capabilities in the sector.LG AI Research Center, Ann Arbor is close to the plants and headquarters of major global automakers such as General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co., which is advantageous for industry-academic cooperation.“Opening of the North American Center is the first step for LG AI Research to enter the global scene beyond South Korea. We will expand our line of sight and stretch points of contact to universities and research institutes around the world to facilitate top-level research collaborations,” said Honglak Lee.TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT AI TALENTS IN NORTH AMERICALG AI Research plans to actively recruit AI talents in North America to develop next-generation AI technology at the US center.It will advance AI technologies such as deep reinforcement learning, 3D scene understanding, and reasoning with a large-scale language model, as well as bias & fairness related to AI ethics, which are the basis for creating AI that thinks and judges on its own with the talents recruited from North America.LG Group expects the US unit to play a leading role in expanding the scope of LG AI Research. The group plans to invest 200 billion won ($164.4 million) by 2023 to foster AI talent with an aim to secure about 1,000 experts in the sector.LG Corp. Chairman Koo Kwang-mo pledged to support the best talents and partners gathered to challenge the world to their heart’s content and make the institute become the center of the global AI ecosystem in December 2020 when LG AI Research launched.By Hyung-Suk Songclick@hankyung.comJongwoo Cheon edited this article.
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