Samsung In Talks To Open AI Center in Israel

October 23, 2017 | South Korean giant Samsung is in talks to potentially open an Artificial Intelligence research center in Israel, with the president of the Semiconductor Business of Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions Division, Dr. Kinam Kim, recently visiting the Jewish state to examine the possibility. A source familiar with the talks told the Israeli daily Calcalist that, if established, the center would employ dozens of engineers. Samsung would be joining Intel and Amazon who have both announced the launching of AI centers in Israel in recent months. The conglomerate already operates a number of centers in Israel, including the Samsung Global Innovation Center (GIC) in Tel Aviv, focused on investing in Israeli startups and entrepreneurs, the Samsung Catalyst Fund, which specializes in seed investments and early-stage startups, and two R&D centers in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.