Samsung Presented Vision for the Future of Artificial Intelligence at Samsung AI Forum 2022

A host of world-renowned academics, Samsung Electronics researchers, and industry experts came together to share their thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence in Samsung AI Forum 2022.

Now in its sixth year, Samsung AI Forum was held on November 8-9 (KST). This is the first time in three years that the event has been held in person. With more than 1,200 expected participants, this global forum offered a comprehensive program organized by the Samsung Institute of Advanced Technology (SAIT). on November 8 and Samsung Research On the 9th of november.

The event was also broadcast live on the youtube channel from Samsung Electronics.

Day one: Shaping the future with AI and semiconductors

Under the theme “Shaping the future with AI and semiconductors”, Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts came together to discuss the future direction of AI research that will create new milestones in AI-based semiconductor and materials innovation.

The day began with opening remarks from Jong-Hee Han, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Samsung Electronics’ Device eXperience (DX) division. “I hope that AI technology will bring greater convenience and new experiences for everyone, while also laying the foundation for other key innovations in various fields and applications, including next-generation semiconductors.”

Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Canada, shared his latest research in a keynote presentation, “Why we need global amortized, causal, and Bayesian models.” He emphasized the use of amortized interference and the Bayesian approach in causal models for AI exploring theories and designing experiments in the field of science and AI in general.

Later, technology sessions were given on topics such as “AI for R&D innovation”, “Recent advances in AI algorithms” and “Large-scale computing for AI and HPC”.

In the “AI for R&D Innovation” session, SAIT research leaders including Executive Vice President and Head of SAIT AI Research Center Changkyu Choi discussed the status and vision of AI research. Samsung on AI. Specifically, they addressed the topic of how AI technology will influence fields including semiconductors and materials development.

In a session called “Recent Advances in AI Algorithms,” Minjoon Seo, a professor at KAIST, and Hyunoh Song, a professor at Seoul National University, gave presentations on the latest research achievements in AI algorithms, including an interface based on a great language model for ultra-precise semantic search.

Lastly, in a session called “Large-Scale Computing for AI and HPC,” leading supercomputer researchers, including former IBM and Intel fellow Alan Gara, discussed the role of AI in the future of high-performance computing. . They also presented an insightful case about the processing-in-memoryan innovative technology that is enabled by the development of next-generation supercomputers.

The Samsung ‘AI Researcher of the Year’ awards were also presented during the forum, which were established to discover outstanding emerging researchers in the field of AI. It was awarded to five AI researchers, including Professor Mohit Iyyer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

In addition, excellent research papers, a SAIT presentation, an exhibition of its research projects and a networking event for researchers and students in the field of AI were presented to accelerate active research in this area.

Day two: Scaling AI for the real world

Under the theme of “Scaling AI for the Real World”, day 2 of the forum hosted by Samsung Research was an occasion to share the development direction of future AI technologies that will significantly affect our lives, including large-scale AI, humans digital and robotic, among others, which have become important issues.

Sebastian Seung, President and Head of Samsung Research, discussed the “first steps in an effort to improve classical theories of the brain, with optimization of biologically plausible unsupervised learning algorithms,” along with a welcome comment.

After the presentation on “Current State of AI Research by Samsung Research” by Daniel D. Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Samsung Research Global AI Center, AI experts were invited to the stage as speakers. , including the directors of the research centers.

Professor Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego, United States, who founded NeurIPS, the world’s most prestigious AI conference, offered his insights into the intelligence of hyperscale language models based on experimental cases that test whether hyperscale language models have intelligence.

This was followed by an introduction to the next-generation AI research direction to ensure responsible and fair use of hyperscale AI in business products and services, presented by Dr. Johannes Gehrke, Head of the Microsoft Research Lab. .

Next, Professor Dieter Fox from the University of Washington, United States, who is also a senior director of robotics research at NVIDIA, explained how a robot can directly operate unlearned objects based on visual data alone without creating 3D models. He also discussed how to use natural language commands to effectively instruct a robot to perform various operations.

Lastly, Seungwon Hwang, a professor at Seoul National University, discussed ways to use causation, evidence, and other forms of knowledge to further strengthen hyperscale language models.

There were two live panel discussions moderated by EVP Daniel Lee, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, in which panelists discussed various topics. Lightning Talk sessions were also held in which Global AI Center researchers gave presentations on the details of their current work.

In the Lightning Talks session, Vice President Joohyung Lee of the Global AI Center discussed ways to use hyperscale AI models to combine the external appearance of a digital human with internal intelligence. SangHa Kim also explained an automatic translation technology that allows users to use various Samsung products without the language barrier.

In addition, participants had the opportunity to view various demos and research papers produced by the Global AI Center at the booth, where they were able to personally interact with the researchers.

Additionally, on the forum website, speakers and participants were able to communicate freely in Korean and English in Q&A Bulletin Boardin which the translation service of Samsung Research “SR Translate” was applied.