Norwegian artificial intelligence research centre NorwAI starts operations

Telenor said the Norwegian Research Centre for AI Innovation (NorwAI) has commenced operations and will run for eight years. NorwAI is located at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and is funded by the Research Council of Norway and a consortium of partners. NorwAI will have a strong focus on applied research and innovation. It complements the co-located Norwegian Open AI Lab (NAIL). Bjorn Taale Sandberg, head of Telenor Research and member of NorwAI's board of directors, said that Telenor contributed to putting AI on the map in Norway through the establishment of NAIL.