A number of Danish foundations partner with Danish universities to establish artificial intelligence research centre in Denmark
A number of Danish foundations have entered into negotiations with a series of Danish universities to establish an artificial intelligence research centre in Denmark.
The Danish National Research Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation and VILLUM FONDEN have begun negotiations with Aalborg University, Aarhus University, DTU, the IT University and the University of Copenhagen on the establishment of the artificial intelligence research centre at the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science. Headed by American AI researcher, Serge Belongie, and with DKK 350 million backing the project, the centre will aim to conduct world-class artificial intelligence research focusing on societal challenges, people and design.