Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. to invest in Andrew Ng's next AI fund

Trading house aims to train dozens of engineers, data analysts each year

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Computer scientist Andrew Ng's first AI fund was backed by Japan's SoftBank Group and Mitsui & Co. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. will invest in a new artificial intelligence-focused fund led by Stanford University computer scientist Andrew Ng, as the Japanese trading company seeks to forge connections with high-tech startups and talent.

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