Here are four things to know about the announcement.
1. Google closed its search business in China in 2010 due to alleged censorship and privacy issues in Beijing, which the company said went against its values of a free and open internet. However, since then, China’s internet has grown, developing its own email and search products.
2. China has also become increasingly successful in the AI space, due in part to government funding. At the software developer conference, Google noted the country’s academic and technical contributions to AI, and said the center would work “closely with the vibrant Chinese AI research community.”
3. The AI center will comprise a team in Beijing led by Fei-Fei Li, PhD, an associate professor in the computer science department at Stanford (Calif.) University who also currently leads the AI arm of Google’s cloud business, and Jia Li, PhD, who heads research and development for the AI division of Google Cloud.
4. Google did not disclose financial details regarding development of the China-based AI center.
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