'AI Authority' Daniel Lee Steps Down as Head of Samsung Electronics AI Center

Daniel Lee, Vice President and Head of Samsung Electronics' Global AI Center, a leading authority in the field of AI robotics, recently stepped down from his position.

According to industry sources on the 5th, Samsung Electronics recently appointed Jeon Kyung-hoon, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Device Experience (DX) Division and President of Samsung Research, to concurrently serve as the head of the Global AI Center.

Daniel Lee, who had been leading the Global AI Center and was responsible for next-generation machine learning algorithms and robotics research, is reported to have resigned as center head at the end of last month.

Employees are moving at Samsung Electronics Seocho Building in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 6th, as Samsung Electronics' consolidated operating profit for the fourth quarter of last year decreased by 69% compared to the same period last year, amounting to 4.3 trillion won. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

Previously, in 2018, Samsung Electronics strengthened its AI research capabilities by recruiting then University of Pennsylvania professor Daniel Lee along with Sebastian Seung, a professor at Princeton University in the United States (currently President of Samsung Research Global R&D Cooperation).

Professor Daniel Lee is one of the leading authorities in the field of AI robotics. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), worked as a Bell Labs researcher, and served as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania since 2001.

In July 2018, Professor Lee moved to Cornell University, where he concurrently held a professorship and the position of head of Samsung Electronics' AI Center. However, he recently informed Samsung Electronics that it would be difficult for him to continue his duties as AI Center head. It is reported that Professor Lee will focus more on his role within the university.

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