Google launches artificial intelligence research lab in Bengaluru - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Google has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) research lab in Bengaluru to "tackle big problems", the technology giant announced on Thursday during its fifth edition of Google for India event. Other key announcements at the flagship event included its partnership with BSNL to bring "fast, reliable and secure public WiFi to villages in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bihar" and with National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) for their Skill India programme to make entry-level jobs easily discoverable online. According to Google, the lab will be led by Manish Gupta, a SEM (Society for Experimental Mechanics) fellow. Director of Harvard Centre for Computation & Society, professor Milind Tambe, will serve as director of AI for social good. "Professor Tambe will build a research programme around applying AI to tackle big problems in areas like healthcare, agriculture, or education," the company said.