Camagüey, January 5 (RHC)--Academics and scientists from the university Camaguey are taking steps to launch the International Research Institute on Artificial Intelligence in Hebei, China, in the first quarter of the year.

Doctor of Science Yailé Caballero, head of the International Relations Department of the first university founded by the Cuban Revolution in 1967.

"The advances in this discipline are crucial in different applications and sectors of science, as well as an opportunity for Cuban researchers to demonstrate the capacity and potential of our country," the specialist told Prensa Latina.

Caballero, recognized in 2019 with the award as International Expert of that Chinese city, said that "it is also intended to integrate specialists from Spain and Belgium, at a time when the community dedicated to artificial intelligence requires further growth, so it is a privilege to think of us."

Among the institutions participating in this project with China are the Academy of Sciences of Cuba; the Martha Abreu Central University of Villa Clara; the Technological University of Havana; the University of Computer Sciences; and the universities of the provinces of Granma and Ciego de Avila.