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| LG Electronics Chief Technology Officer Dr. I.P. Park, right, shakes hands with Meric Gertler, president of University of Toronto, after agreeing to carry out joint research in artificial intelligence in this photo released by the company on Aug. 1. / Courtesy of LG Electronics |
By Jun Ji-hye
LG Electronics has teamed up with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Toronto to nurture specialists in artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to enhance the firm's capabilities in future technologies, the tech company said Monday.
The company said it will operate education and certificate programs jointly with the two world-renowned universities to nurture AI specialists.
The firm has recently selected 12 AI developers at the company who will participate in the programs.
Professors of the universities interviewed the 12 to verify the knowledge and expertise of the developers selected.
The 12 will be given one-on-one tutoring by a professor from the universities for 16 weeks and carry out an individual project related to a voice-driven AI system, AI image reading technology or AI-based control systems.
They will become LG Electronics' AI specialists if the results of their projects are confirmed by a deliberation of a panel of examiners from the universities.
The firm said AI specialists will be tasked with developing core systems to resolve various issues related to the firm's major AI projects, and will play a role as mentors for other researchers.
Carnegie Mellon University opened a master's and doctorate program in machine learning in 2002 for the first time in the world, while the University of Toronto has had outstanding research results in AI, according to LG Electronics.
The Korean firm formed a strategic partnership with University of Toronto last year in a bid to secure source technology related to AI, which the firm cited as one of its future growth engines.
In August last year, LG Electronics opened the Toronto AI Lab to strengthen its cooperation with local startups and other major universities in Canada.
In cooperation with Carnegie Mellon University, the tech company has operated an educational course called Software Architect since 2011.
"Through strategic partnerships with world-renowned universities specializing in AI research, we will speed up our efforts to nurture AI specialists and lead the AI era," said LG Electronics Chief Technology Officer Dr. I.P. Park.
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