Microsoft, billion-dollar investment in artificial intelligence in Japan
The intention is to strengthen the development of this technology in the Asian country
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New investment in artificial intelligence for Microsoft, which has announced that it will invest USD 2.9 billion over the next two years in Japan to strengthen the development of this technology.
This news coincided with a state visit to Washington by the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, who emphasised his country's determination to become a major power in the field of artificial intelligence. And Microsoft immediately responded.
"This is Microsoft's largest investment in its 46-year history in Japan," said Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, in a note. The agreement includes the provision of 'more advanced computing resources', he explained, including ultra-sophisticated computer chips (GPUs), crucial for training artificial intelligence models, and the strengthening of Microsoft's 'cloud' (dematerialised computer storage) infrastructure in Japan.
The US technology group also pledged to invest in artificial intelligence training for three million Japanese workers over the next three years and announced the opening of its first laboratory in Tokyo, Microsoft Research Asia, which will work on artificial intelligence and robotics.
