The Online Opening Ceremony of LG AI Research Part. 2 - AI Talk Concert

LG AI Research Youtube The Online Opening Ceremony Part. 1 (Link)

Following the online opening ceremony, the second part of the AI Talk Concert was followed by a presentation on the direction of technology research by LG AI Research and a lecture on the latest AI technology trends. Led by Honglak Lee, a professor at the University of Michigan and a world-renowned authority in machine learning and CSAI of LG AI Research announced the preceding researches and the direction of research by lab.

The latest AI preceding researches that LG will carry forward / CSAI Honglak Lee  

Honglak Lee, CSAI of LG AI Research

Honglak Lee, who holds the position of CSAI (Chief AI Scientist of AI) at LG AI Research and will play a role in securing AI source technologies and establishing mid-to long-term AI technology strategy, introduced the research he has been working on the theme of 'Learning Reflections and Compressive Reasons for Solving Complex Tasks' so far and the research fields that LG AI Research will be working on.
The announcement by CSAI Honglak Lee - Reviewing (Link)

It’s a research using representation learning to enable AI to solve difficult problems using minimal guidance or examples in a new environment and to learn and predict the dependency relationship of each task, and to combine these to solve complex higher level problems. CSAI Honglak Lee also presented a target to advance AI basic research beyond the limits of deep learning and develop state-of-the-art technology in key research areas. He also announced plans to support applied researches to help these technologies solve real-world problems.

Research Directions of LG AI Research by Sector / Lab leaders of Data Intelligence, Language and Vision

Then, the Lab Leaders in each field then announced the research field and vision of each lab. Data Intelligence Lab Leader Woohyung Lim is researching an AI technology that combines business decision with the vision of "maximizing management, manufacturing, and R&D efficiencies by using forecasting and optimization AI," and is working on forecasting, time-series forecasting, anomaly detection, recommendation, and optimization. The presentation of Lab Leader Woohyung Lim- Reviewing (Link)

Language Lab Leader Jungkyu Choi said that he is pursuing service innovation through 'Study on Key Preceding Technologies to Solve Technical Challenges in Language Field' and that he will conduct researches on MRC, Text Analytics, and dialogue models based on the no-guidance based Pre-training model and secure Learning-by-Reading technology.
The presentation of Lab Leader Jungkyu Choi - Reviewing (Link)

Vision Lab Leader Seunghwan Kim mentioned recent trends in vision, including efficiency and scalability, and creation model, and said he would use them to reduce data dependency, develop reliable performance model, and create new experiences in the digital world. And as a representative research that applied this to the actual site, he introduced the development of vision inspection technology and fully automated vision inspection. 
The presentation of Lab Leader Seunghwan Kim - Reviewing (Link)

The latest AI Trends in view of Alphastar and Material Development/Dr. Junhyuk Oh of DeepMind & Professor Yoosung Jung of KAIST 

Dr. Junhyuk Oh of DeepMind and Professor Yoosung Jung of KAIST pointed to the latest AI technology trends under the themes of From Learning Complex Behaviors To Learning Algorithms' and 'AI-based Material Development Trends.

Dr. Oh Junhyuk of DeepMind

Dr. Junhyuk Oh introduced the 'Alphastar' project that he has been working on at DeepMind. Introducing how Alphastar has become the top 0.2% professional gamer-level competency through its 'Imitation Learning' through 'Alphastar League,' competition between AI's, and he said that using AI reinforcement learning well can lead to new solutions that people have never thought of. He also showed the infinite possibilities of AI, revealing a recent study in which AI develops its own algorithm itself. 
The lecture of Dr. Junhyuk Oh - Reviewing (Link)

Yoosung Jung, professor of biochemical engineering at KAIST

Professor Yoosung Jung of KAIST mentioned trends in material design using AI and suggested research topics that can be collaborated with LG AI Research. Professor Jung demonstrated his success by using high-throughput virtual screening and production model for predicting and investigating material properties. He also said that a research on Self-Driving Autonomous Laboratory where AI carries out the entire experimental process is actively progressing, and that he expects to revolutionize the industry if this becomes possible. 
The lecture of Professor Yoosung Jung - Reviewing (Link)

LG AI Business Plan / AI Business Leader, Hwayoung Lee

 

LG AI Research / AI Business Leader, Hwayoung Lee

The AI Talk Concert ended with the presentation of the business direction and purpose of LG AI Research under the theme 'LG AI. HUMAN, AND BUSINESS'. The last speaker, Hwayoung Lee, Director of AI Business Division, introduced LG's customer-oriented and human-centered LG AI, referring to LG's AID (AI Driven) strategy, which applies AI to all phases of products and services. He also said that it is important not only to pursue profits but also to have Halo Effect on the world with AI, and based on this goal, he plans to actively utilize AI in areas such as material discovery, mass production process optimization, quality control, and customer support.

Director Lee also said he would use AI to find new business opportunities, that is, creating new customer values through personalization and finding new business opportunities with digital human technology. The goal of all these activities is to eventually pursue a better life for our customers, and furthermore for the entire human race, and presented 'Advancing AI for a Better Life' as the vision of the LG AI Research. 
The presentation of Hwayoung Lee, AI Business Leader - Reviewing (Link)

The launching event of LG AI Research was the official opening of LG's AI research, which has been ambitiously prepared under the surface. Although it was a non-contact event, I was able to feel the expectation and confidence of a better future that the best AI professionals in the field and global partners could create through synergy.

LG AI Research plans to continuously recruit talented people in the AI field next year to increase the number of key researchers to about 100, and to foster 1,000 AI experts in the group by 2023 by operating customized education programs considering the business characteristics of each affiliate. We ask for your attention and support for LG AI Research's move to lead LG's growth with AI technology and further contribute to the global AI ecosystem.

You can watch the opening ceremony of LG AI Research and the video of AI Talk Concert anytime through LG AI Research's YouTube channel.


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