Taiwan AILabs ^{AI Hub}

Taiwan AI Labs (AILabs.tw) is a privately funded research organization based in Taipei. They expect artificial intelligence to have major and transformative impacts on the landscape of technology, and their goal is to leverage unique advantages in Taiwan to build AI solutions to solve the world’s problems. AILabs.tw is headed by Ethan Tu, a former principal development manager at US-based tech giant Microsoft Corp. He is well-known as the founder of PTT, which has grown into one of Taiwan’s most influential online forums since its launch in 1995. Efforts to bolster the development of the Taiwan artificial intelligence sector are gaining momentum following the establishment of Taiwan AI Labs in Taipei City in 2017. Their mission is to integrate AI expertise and resources from academics, as well the public and private sectors around the world in order to foster AI innovation.