The Guardian: Scientists plan huge European AI hub to compete with US
In an open letter, the scientists say the proposed Ellis institute is essential to avoid brain drain to big tech firms
23 April 2018 In the News
Leading scientists have drawn up plans for a vast multinational European institute devoted to world-class artificial intelligence (AI) research in a desperate bid to nurture and retain top talent in Europe. The new institute would be set up for similar reasons as Cern, the particle physics lab near Geneva, which was created after the second world war to rebuild European physics and reverse the brain drain of the brightest and best scientists to the US.
