Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Wu Yanzu in South China and Mr. Aviation for their clue delivery! CTOnews.com, June 19 (Xinhua) recently, there are rumors that Microsoft wants to move its only research organization in China, Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), from China to Vancouver, Canada. But MSRA made it clear to the interface news that the news was not true.

Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia has begun seeking visas to transfer top artificial intelligence experts from Beijing to its research institute in Vancouver, according to the Financial Times in the middle of this month. The move could affect 20 to 40 employees, according to people familiar with the matter. Microsoft is building a new laboratory of experts from around the world in Canada, according to a person close to Microsoft.

Microsoft has 9000 employees in China, more than 80 per cent of whom are software engineers or engaged in research and development, according to a post published in September last year. The company also announced plans to hire another 1000 employees in the country.

CTOnews.com query public information learned that Microsoft Research Asia, founded in 1998, is a research organization set up by Microsoft in the Asia-Pacific region. It is worth mentioning that Microsoft Research Asia is Microsoft's second overseas basic research institution, Microsoft's largest research organization outside the United States, and one of the only two basic research institutions in Asia. The other is Microsoft India Research. Through the cooperation of experts and scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds around the world, Microsoft Research Asia has developed into a world-class computer basic and applied research institution. It is understood that Microsoft Research Asia is engaged in research in the fields of natural user interface, intelligent multimedia, artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing, and is committed to promoting cutting-edge development in the field of science. The latest research results will be quickly transformed into Microsoft's key products to further improve the company's competitiveness.

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