Facebook opens new artificial intelligence lab in Paris

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PUSH: The new Paris AI lab has six researchers at work and will more than double that number by the end of the year, executives from the US-based company said.

PARIS: Facebook announced the opening of a new artificial intelligence lab in Paris to expand a push to make its online social network smarter and more profitable. 

The new Paris AI lab – the third after two it operates in the United States – has six researchers at work and will more than double that number by the end of the year, executives from the US-based company said. The recruits will come from France’s top public and private technological institutions.