Naver and Germany's University of T?bingen Collaborate on AI Research "Establish Joint Research Center"

Peter Grathwohl, Co-President of the University of T?bingen (on screen), Oh Seong-jun, AI Lab TL at Naver, Chae Seon-ju, CCO, Jung Seok-geun, CEO of Clova CIC, Ha Jung-woo, Head of AI Lab (from left)

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Naver announced on the 1st that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of T?bingen in Germany for artificial intelligence (AI) research and development.

With a history of over 540 years, the University of T?bingen is recognized as a world-class research university in the field of AI. It has shown achievements in areas such as artificial neural networks, machine learning, and robotics, and is conducting joint AI research with big tech companies like Amazon.

Naver and the University of T?bingen plan to research and develop AI that users can trust by improving AI bias and enhancing interpretability.

They will also conduct AI research to improve 'interpretability' so that users can easily understand how AI-based systems derive results.

By the first half of next year, Naver will establish a joint research institute within the T?bingen AI Center to strengthen research cooperation, and will promote exchanges through mutual visits of research personnel and support for student researchers.

Naver’s global AI research innovation ecosystem is also steadily expanding. It is conducting joint AI research with top universities in Korea and Southeast Asia such as Seoul National University, KAIST, HUST, and PTIT. Global collaboration continues at Naver Labs Europe located in France. In addition, it is researching AI technology with researchers from New York University, the University of Oxford, Carnegie Mellon University, and others.

Matthias Bethge, Director of the T?bingen AI Center, said, "Developing trustworthy algorithms is the core of AI because it makes AI understandable and enables it to make evidence-based decisions," adding, "We plan to make efforts in various ways to collaborate with Naver on trustworthy AI research."

Jung Seok-geun, CEO of Naver Clova CIC, said, "Naver is actively cooperating with leading global AI research institutions and steadily growing as a global technology company," and added, "Following large-scale AI research with Seoul National University and pioneering AI research with KAIST AI Graduate School, we will conduct trustworthy AI research with the University of T?bingen to lead various research paradigms in the AI field."

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