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Chinese firm wins AI contest amid nation's race for military edge over US
Published Tue, Nov 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
A RESEARCH arm of the US intelligence community just wrapped up a competition to see who could develop the best facial recognition technology. The challenge: identify as many passengers as possible walking on an aircraft boarding ramp.
Of all the entries, it was a Chinese startup company called Yitu Tech that walked away with the US$25,000 prize this month, the highest of three cash awards.
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