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The company is focussing heavily on developing AI for products such as self-driving cars, facial recognition software and translation services.
Google said in a statement the centre is part of its mission to be an “AI first company”.
But this is despite the search engine giant being banned in Communist China, meaning the company will operate under incredibly strict rules.
China operates a “great firewall” that stops the vast majority of the population accessing information and websites the government considers politically sensitive.
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Fei-Fei Li, chief scientist at Google Cloud AI and Machine Learning, said: "Whether a breakthrough occurs in Silicon Valley, Beijing or anywhere else, [AI] has the potential to make everyone's life better for the entire world.
“As technology starts to shape human life in more profound ways, we will need to work together to ensure that the AI of tomorrow benefits all of us.
“Humanity is going through a huge transformation thanks to the phenomenal growth of computing and digitisation.
“In just a few years, automatic image classification in photo apps has become a standard feature. And we’re seeing rapid adoption of natural language as an interface with voice assistants like Google Home.
“At Cloud, we see our enterprise partners using AI to transform their businesses in fascinating ways at an astounding pace.”
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The lab will be similar to other facilities in London, Toronto, New York and Zurich.
It comes just days after the tech giant revealed its supercomputer had created its own “Ai child”.
The computer-made system known as NASNet is able to identify objects, such as people and cars, in photos and videos,and can reportedly outperform humans.