Regional alliances boost Nordic AI industry
Summary
For the N5TA, the creation of NAIN achieves a number of key objectives amid heightened international interest in the commercial and societal opportunities presented by AI. Ilkka Niemelä, president of Aalto University and a co-founder of the new organisation, said NAIN represents a “landmark step” to elevate the Nordic region as a global hub in AI research and innovation. With an eye on building capacity to engage in international AI-led collaboration, the N5TA has intensified the introduction of measures to increase the mobility of staff and students within its extended campus zone. The organisation’s co-founders include Sana Labs, Peltarion, Modulai, Mapillary, Annotell, Doberman and Avaus from Sweden; Silo.AI, Fourkind, Speechgrinder and Reaktor from Finland; and Iris.AI from Norway. We are not working together well enough.” The NAIA regards the diversity of languages in Europe, together with consumer privacy and General Data Protection Regulation rules as a major competitive asset, rather than an impediment because it can be leveraged to create unique AI-related opportunities in the global market.