Partnership
YITU Technology x United Nations Agency
YITU Technology signed a strategic partnership with a United Nations agency to empower developing countries with AI technology. The deal aimed to apply AI solutions for social good in developing regions.
development · Concluded · operating
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- Status
- Concludedoperating
Who’s involved
Shanghai-based AI company founded in 2012 by Leo Zhu and Lin Chenxi, specializing in facial recognition systems and computer vision. Its flagship Dragonfly Eye platform is deployed by public security bureaus across China to identify individuals and vehicles. One of China's 'Four AI Dragons', backed by Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital, and ICBC. Added to the U.S. Entity List (Oct 2019) and CMIC blacklist (Dec 2021) over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement; named on the Pentagon's Chinese Military Companies list (Jan 2024).
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- United Nations Agency · other
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