The excitement of Dongfang Selection obscures a sad fact: China's AI industry has lost a leading figure. Tang Xiaoou, the founder of SenseTime and a professor at Hong Kong Chinese University, died last Sunday due to illness at the age of 55.
Who is Tang Xiaoou?Why is he called America's nightmare?What contribution has he made to the field of AI in China?Let's get to know this unknown hero.
Tang Xiaoou is a global pioneer in facial recognition technology, and his research team has set a number of world records. In March 2014, they used the Gaussian face algorithm to beat Facebook and become the first facial recognition system to surpass the human level. In June 2014, they used the Deep ID series algorithm to improve the accuracy rate of face recognition to an astonishing 9955%, opening the era of commercialization of face recognition technology.
Tang Xiaoou is not only an outstanding scientist, but also a successful entrepreneur. In 2014, he founded SenseTime, the world's most valuable AI unicorn company, focusing on computer vision and deep learning Xi. SenseTime's products and services have been widely used in security, finance, medical, education, entertainment and other industries, providing intelligent solutions for hundreds of millions of users.
Tang Xiaoou's achievements have made the United States feel threatened. The United States regards AI as a national strategy and tries to gain an advantage in the AI competition between China and the United States. However, Tang Xiaoou and his company have challenged the hegemony of the United States again and again. The United States has repeatedly suppressed SenseTime, and even blacklisted it and banned it from cooperating with American companies. However, Tang Xiaoou and his team did not give in, did not give up, but walked more firmly in the forefront of the world.
Tang Xiaoou's influence is not only reflected in his research and entrepreneurship, but also in his education. He has taught at the University of Hong Kong Chinese for 16 years, and has cultivated a large number of AI talents, many of whom have become leaders in their respective fields. For example, Huawei's Xu Chunjing, JD.com's Tao Dacheng, DJI's Zhao Cong, SenseTime's Xu Li, etc., are all Tang Xiaoou's students. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, known as the Whampoa Military Academy in China's AI industry, has made significant contributions to China's computer vision research.
Tang Xiaoou's death has made the Chinese AI community feel deep grief. He is an important promoter of the development of AI technology in China, and his work has made China walk in the forefront of the world in the field of AI. His death is a huge loss to the field of AI in China, and it is also a huge loss to all mankind. His spirit will always inspire us to continue to explore, continue to innovate, and keep moving forward.
Tang Xiaoou is not the first nor the last, the person who sacrificed for China's AI cause. Just last year, Sun Jian, the chief scientist of Megvii Technology, also died of illness at the age of 46. They are all jealous talents, they are all our pride, and they are all our role models.
Let's pay tribute to Tang Xiaoou and Sun Jian, let us mourn for them, let us remember their names, let us inherit their legacy, and let us work hard for the future of China's AI!