SoftBank to Establish “Beyond AI Institute” akihabaranews.com

SoftBank (Tokyo) — The University of Tokyo and SoftBank Corp. today announced an agreement to establish the Beyond AI Institute, a new research facility that will gather the world’s best minds and launch programs to develop businesses with research results.
The Beyond AI Institute aims to be an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) research organization that brings together top-level researchers from the University of Tokyo and leading universities abroad.
The institute will conduct fundamental research for key AI technology and for incorporating research from other academic fields.
Using these fundamental research results, applied research will be conducted for the purpose of utilizing AI to address issues facing society and industry.
Through the Beyond AI Institute, the University of Tokyo and SoftBank Corp. will contribute to Japan’s AI research and AI-related businesses to lead Japan’s AI revolution.