Samsung Opens AI Center in Montreal

Samsung announced that it is establishing another AI center in Montreal, the second biggest city in Canada and home to one of the world’s fastest growing AI communities.

This announcement complements earlier news of multiple AI centers launched in North America and continues Samsung’s efforts in AI that include the development of virtual assistant, Bixby. The center is the fourth Samsung AI Center to be established in North America following those launched in Silicon Valley, New York and Toronto.

The opening of the AI center in Montreal will allow Samsung to expand its outpost for industry collaboration and talent recruitment in a major AI hub in Canada, dedicated to research and development of core AI technologies that entail machine learning, language, vision and other multi-modal interactions.

“By leveraging the power of AI in Samsung’s products and services, we must focus on creating new values, never seen nor experienced before,“ said Seunghwan Cho , Executive Vice President of Samsung Research. “To do this, seven Global AI Centers, including the Montreal AI Center, will play a pivotal role.“

During the event, Samsung presented its future vision for AI as it aims to develop a highly personalized multi-device platform that empowers people to accomplish more in their lives. By providing multiple touchpoints where a user can interact with AI, not only through voice, multi-modal interaction platform will make experiences more relevant and personal in the future.

Key contributing factors for the location include the availability of key AI talent, including leading AI researchers at McGill University and the University of Montreal.Earlier this year, Samsung has announced plans to expand its advanced AI research capabilities to 1,000 by 2020 when all of their products and services are expected to be AI enabled.