Together, the labs will continue to focus on fundamental research in their specialized areas to work toward the long-term innovation of fundamental AI technologies. They will also work with corresponding Baidu AI technology departments to drive Baidu’s AI development and accelerate commercialization.
Baidu Research was first established in 2014 to focus on future-looking fundamental research in AI. It is part of Baidu’s Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG), a dedicated AI business unit established in March 2017, which now has more than 2,000 scientists and engineers.
Baidu has built a complete AI technology infrastructure that is composed of four layers: the algorithm layer, perceptron layer, cognitive layer and platform layer. Baidu has opened more than 90 core AI capabilities in voice, image, video, augmented reality, NLP, knowledge graph and data intelligence, among others, which are available to developers and partners through open APIs and SDK.
“This is the beginning of a new journey for Baidu Research,” said Haifeng Wang, Vice President of Baidu and Head of Baidu’s Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) and Baidu Research. “Our mission will be centered on conducting future-looking fundamental research, setting the direction for Baidu’s future AI development and empowering the company’s long-term strategy.”