4 Goals set by New MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab

In the era of Industry 4.0, the conventional barriers between sectors, businesses, and even academia will dissolve and in their place will a collaborative model will emerge. In this new environment, the advantage will go to those who know how to reinvent competitiveness and industrial imagination and find new growth fields–all while working together. As a renowned research institution and a leading tech company respectively, MIT and IBM are adopting an Industry 4.0 spirit, understanding that communication and mutual effort toward objectives and activities will be key success factors. IBM has over 1,000 researchers working to advance AI science, and as if that's not enough, the company is seeking further help at one of the world's most prestigious universities. In a press release, IBM announced its partnership with MIT in the field of AI by creating a joint research lab.