Alibaba is setting up an artificial intelligence ( AI ) centre in Singapore , the company 's first joint research centre outside China . As part of the program, Alibaba said it would set up research labs in China, the United States, Russia, Israel and Singapore. The Chinese tech giant teamed up with Singapore 's National Technological University ( NTU ) to launch the centre , which will be located on campus . The centre 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 ) centre in Singapore , the company 's first joint research centre outside China . The Chinese tech giant teamed up with Singapore 's National Technological University ( NTU ) to launch the centre , which will be located on campus . The centre will initially employ 50 researchers from both Alibaba and NTU , and focus on developing AI in areas including healthcare , connected homes and urban transport .