Samsung Electronics "Making Life Richer and More Convenient"... Human-Centered AI Research

'Samsung AI Forum 2020' Day 2

Samsung Research President Seunghyun Jun delivering the keynote speech at the 'Samsung AI Forum 2020'.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Samsung Electronics announced on the 3rd that it continued discussions on human-centered artificial intelligence (AI) during the second day of the 'Samsung AI Forum 2020' online event hosted by Samsung Research.

Seunghyun Jun, President of Samsung Research, said in his keynote speech, "The theme of the second day of the forum, 'Human-Centered AI,' aligns with Samsung Electronics' vision to create products and services that make our lives richer and more convenient."

President Seunghyun Jun explained, "Unlike academic research, which enjoys high freedom of study, corporate research aimed at solving practical problems faces many constraints to overcome," adding, "These constraints are the driving force that enables creative problem-solving and innovative research in companies."

In particular, he cited examples of Samsung products and services applying AI technology as a big-picture goal for AI research, presenting the technical challenges and research directions that not only Samsung Electronics but also AI researchers must overcome to provide greater value in the future.

President Seunghyun Jun introduced that Samsung Electronics is actively conducting research not only in traditional AI fields such as vision, graphics, voice, language, and robotics but also in on-device AI and health and wellness sectors, which can bring new impacts to life through AI.

He also shared the current research status Samsung Electronics is undertaking to overcome the limitations faced by each field, as well as achievements and partnerships with global universities and companies.

President Seunghyun Jun concluded his presentation by saying, "We need to think more deeply about how AI can lead to behavioral changes that improve our lives to create a better world."

Following this, keynote lectures were delivered by AI experts actively conducting research worldwide, including Professor Christopher Manning from Stanford University in the natural language processing session, Professor Debbie Parikh from Georgia Institute of Technology in the vision session, Professor Subbarao Kambhampati from Arizona State University in the human-robot interaction session, and Danieli, Vice President and Head of Samsung Research New York AI Center, in the robotics session.

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