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Google announced yesterday that it will grow its research at its Zurich, Switzerland, lab to include research in the fields of machine intelligence, natural language processing and machine perception--all branches of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Google has frequently stated AI and machine learning will play a significant role in its future. To learn why Google chose its Zurich lab for this research, I asked Dr. Felix Moesner, CEO of Swissnex. Swissnex is a technology consulate located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that promotes collaboration between Switzerland's universities and industry and their peers in Cambridge.
What Zurich has to offer
Zurich, widely recognized as a world banking center, is also a powerhouse for university and industrial research. It is the home of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) where Albert Einstein received his PhD. A technically educated Cambrian (person from Cambridge) relocated to Zurich would find its university-inspired community familiar.
Google is pursuing a global pool of specialized talent in Zurich to enlarge its research center. AI and machine learning are very academic pursuits, with most research still...