SenseTime: China's Controversial AI Giant Seeks to Lead in Computer Vision, Automotive Tech, and Artificial General Intelligence
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Founded in 2014, SenseTime quickly became a leader in AI, especially computer vision. It has faced controversies for allegedly assisting China in surveillance and human rights issues.
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SenseTime aims to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) that can adapt to diverse tasks through its SenseNova platform. Products include language, image generation, avatar creation, and more.
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SenseAuto transforms the automotive experience via intelligent cabins personalized to occupants, advanced driver assistance functionalities, and robust sensing.
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SenseTime has formidable AI infrastructure with over 27,000 GPUs and 5,000 petaflops of power to support advanced development.
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SenseTime diversified into consumer products with its SenseRobot line of AI-powered gaming robots. It competes with AI giants like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google.