Alibaba is setting up an artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Singapore, the company's first joint research centre outside China. The company said it will be working with Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to develop a "smart city" that can monitor and control traffic flow on its roads using AI technology. The lab will initially employ 50 researchers from both Alibaba and NTU, and focus on developing AI in areas including healthcare, connected homes and urban transport.
Alibaba is setting up an artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Singapore, the company's first joint research centre outside China. The Chinese tech giant teamed up with Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to launch the centre, which will be based on campus. The lab will initially employ 50 researchers from both Alibaba and NTU, and focus on developing AI in areas including healthcare, connected homes and urban transport.