Head of R&D Jia Li Leaves Google Cloud AI

Head of R&D of Google Cloud AI Jia Li has left her position with the company. Li informed Synced in a text message yesterday and the Google team confirmed her departure this morning. An Adjunct Professor at Stanford University's School of Medicine and a widely respected AI researcher, Li told Synced "I'm now pursuing the impact of AI for good in healthcare and working full-time at Stanford University's AIMI (Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging). In healthcare, I am interested in how AI can improve the outcomes of individual patients as well as hospitals." Chinese media is reporting that Li will start her own AI company with the aim of bringing machine learning solutions to the healthcare industry; and that a number of leading global venture capitals are interested.