Posted 12/16/2023, 10:25:01 AM
SenseTime Founder Tang Xiao'ou, Pioneer in China's AI Industry, Dies at 55
- Tang Xiao'ou, founder of AI company SenseTime, dies at age 55 from illness
- Tang was a professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong who founded SenseTime in 2014
- SenseTime grew to become a leader in AI, specializing in computer vision and pattern recognition
- Tang mentored many top engineers and scientists who advanced China's AI capabilities
- SenseTime ran into challenges when added to US Entity List over human rights concerns in Xinjiang in 2019