Core Viewpoint - The closure of AWS Shanghai AI Research Institute marks the end of AWS's overseas research facilities, reflecting broader trends in the tech industry regarding restructuring and resource optimization in response to strategic evaluations [1][3]. Group 1: AWS Shanghai AI Research Institute Closure - AWS Shanghai AI Research Institute was officially disbanded on July 22, 2023, as announced by its chief applied scientist, Wang Minjie [1]. - The institute was established in September 2018 during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and was AWS's first AI research facility in the Asia-Pacific region [1][2]. - The closure is part of a larger trend, as Amazon has been implementing a workforce restructuring plan affecting multiple departments within AWS, resulting in layoffs impacting hundreds of positions [3]. Group 2: Research Focus and Contributions - The institute specialized in various core areas, including natural language processing, graph neural networks (GNN), and large-scale machine learning systems [2]. - It led the development of the open-source project Deep Graph Library (DGL), which has significant influence in the GNN field and is compatible with major deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, Apache MXNet, and TensorFlow [2]. Group 3: Industry Trends - The closure of AWS's research institute aligns with similar actions taken by other tech giants in China due to geopolitical factors, including IBM's decision to close its R&D department in China and Microsoft's shutdown of its AI lab in Shanghai [4].

7月23日消息，昨天， AWS 亚马逊云科技上海 AI 研究院的首席应用科学家王敏捷发朋友圈称，"刚收 到通知， AWS 亚马逊云科技上海 AI 研究院（也是 AWS 最后一个海外研究院）正式解散。 " 今天，亚马逊云科技就上海AI研究院解散一事回应媒体称："经过对公司组织、发展重点及未来战略方 向的深入评估，我们决定对亚马逊云科技部分团队进行人员精简。"并表示，"做出这些决定是非常艰难 的，我们将全力支持员工顺利过渡，我们做出这些必要的决定，是为了持续投资、优化资源，为客户带 来更多的创新"。 解散通知突如其来 王敏捷在朋友圈中透露，解散决定以内部通知形式于7月22日正式传达至团队。他提到，团队"近6年带 队时光，赶上了外企研究院的黄金周期"，特别感谢上海纽约大学教授张峥的指导，称自己"有幸成为 AWS亚太地区最年轻的首席应用科学家"。团队"转向 AI Agent 后，在技术深度、科学素养与执行力上 均属顶尖"，但突然的解散通知让成员措手不及。 最后表示：想和本土团队一起做出世界级AI产品，核心团队完整，若有需要补强，随时可以捞人。 研究院解散对员工的冲击尤为直接。尽管亚马逊发言人随后回应称将"全力支持员工 ...