Nvidia Is Aiming to Train the Next Generation of AI Experts

Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its way into industries from cybersecurity to manufacturing, bringing with it a growing need for data scientists and developers with a proficiency in deep learning. California-based AI chipmaker Nvidia, one of our 50 Smartest Companies of 2017, today announced an expansion of its Deep Learning Institute (DLI) aimed at curbing this issue. Founded last year, the DLI aims to address the AI skills gap internationally by training up students and today's workforce in the ways of AI--and specifically deep learning, the technique that powers today's powerful speech and image recognition algorithms, among others. Deep learning is complex, and working in the field has traditionally required great technical knowledge and expertise (see "10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013: Deep Learning"). By involving numerous AI experts, Nvidia is attempting to make the technology more accessible.