Microsoft is preparing to build a new laboratory in Canada, which will be staffed by the company's AI experts in China and around the world

Microsoft is moving some of its top artificial intelligence (AI) researchers from China to a new lab in Vancouver, Canada, a move that could affect 20 to 40 people, people familiar with the matter said. staff. In response, Microsoft said that the company will build a new lab in Vancouver that will be "organizationally aligned" with the Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), with the aim of better collaborating with Vancouver's engineering teams. Microsoft said the new lab will be staffed by people from labs around the world, including China.