Workday Adds to AI Push With $200 Million Investment in Irish Innovation Center

Workday WDAY 0.25%increase; green up pointing triangle said it would create 200 jobs specialized in artificial intelligence in Ireland as the business-software giant works to scale up its AI offer.

Workday plans to invest 175 million euros ($202.5 million) to set up an AI-focused research center in the Irish capital, Dublin, where its regional headquarters are based, the company said Wednesday. The investment aims at accelerating the company’s AI innovation, Workday said.