Samsung Electronics Opens a New AI Centre in New York City

In addition to five facilities in Korea, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Russia,Samsung Research is establishing another AI Centre in New York, focusing on robotics

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 10 September 2018 – Samsung announced today that it will open a new artificial intelligence (AI) research centre in New York City, the U.S., to strengthen its AI capabilities.

Located in the heart of Chelsea, the New York AI Centre will be led by Daniel D. Lee, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research and a global authority in AI robotics, who joined Samsung Electronics last June. With cooperation from a leading authority in neuroscience-based AI technologies, H. Sebastian Seung, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research, at the New York AI Centre will spearhead the advanced AI research in robotics. As the Chief Research Scientist of Samsung Electronics, Seung will also advise Samsung on advanced AI research in developing future business growth opportunities.

“What we need now is to focus on creating new values that make people’s lives easier and more convenient by harnessing the power of AI in Samsung’s products and services,” says Justin Hume, Director: Integrated Mobility at Samsung South Africa. “To do this, our Global AI Centres, including the New York AI Centre, must play a pivotal role.”

Samsung has announced plans to expand its advanced AI research capabilities to employ about 1,000 specialists by 2020. This will be Samsung’s sixth AI centre around the world, and it will work in partnership with Samsung’s other AI research facilities. The additional AI centres are in Korea, the U.K., Canada, Russia, and Silicon Valley, the U.S.

“We are excited to open a new Samsung AI centre in New York, which will specialize in robotics research,” says Hume. “New York is one of the world’s great cities, and with this new facility we will be able to leverage the tremendous talent in the area. We also look forward to collaborating with top universities and academic centres in the region.”

The facility is located at 123 West 18^th St, New York. The facility’s opening ceremony was held on September 7^th in New York City, with about 100 guests in attendance including President Kim; Seunghwan Cho, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research; Geunbae Lee, Head of Samsung AI Centre in Seoul; Professor Daniel P. Huttenlocher, the Dean of Cornell Tech; and Professor David Tank, Director of Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

“The field of AI has made revolutionary progress by finally embracing neural networks,” says Hume. “This is just the beginning of a new era of innovation in AI, and Samsung is proud to be part of this exciting quest.”

The global AI Centres will contribute to Samsung’s AI research with their unique regional strengths, and Samsung is expected to expand its AI centres to other technology and talent-rich areas to cement its place as a leader of AI research in the industry.

Attendees at the opening ceremony of Samsung’s AI Center in New York City come together to take a commemorative picture.

For more details on Samsung Research and the global AI Centres, please visit the official Samsung Research web page athttp://research.samsung.com.