The AI ambitions of Chinese tech giant Baidu have received a setback this morning, with the news that the company’s chief scientist, Andrew Ng, is leaving the firm in April. Ng moved to Baidu in 2014 from online education platform Coursera after previously founding the Google Brain project, and is one of the leading voices in the field of artificial intelligence. He announced his forthcoming departure from Baidu today, writing in a blog post on Medium that he will continue his work in AI “to shepherd in this important societal change.”
“Baidu’s AI is incredibly strong, and the team is stacked up and down with talent; I am confident AI at Baidu will continue to flourish,” writes Ng. “After Baidu, I am excited to continue working toward...
