Facebook Inc. said Friday it will open a new artificial intelligence research lab in Montreal, marking the latest move by a company to invest in that type of technology in Canada. Facebook’s research lab will be staffed with a team of 20 to 30 people and led by Joelle Pineau, a computer science professor at Montreal’s McGill University and a leading AI researcher, the company announced at an event in Montreal Friday, attended by...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 15, 2017 17:48 UTC