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Re:Microsoft creates 5000-person AI division by 0xFFC on Friday September 30, 2016 @08:12AM (#12611964)
This seems good strategy. I am no expert, but AFAIK Microsoft research division is maybe (the) most advanced and most achieved research division in whole industry. Just look at people with H-Index more than 30 who works in Microsoft research.
Re:Microsoft creates 5000-person AI division by hood_syntax on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:46AM (#12612741)
I wouldn't be surprised, they are very happy to pay smart people to work part time on their favorite problems (Simon Peyton Jones for example)