Mourning!Tang Xiaoou, the founder and chairman of SenseTime, a leader in the field of artificial intelligence, suddenly resigned at the age of 55, which shocked the entire technology community.
Tang Xiaoou, a superstar in China's computer vision field, has become a legendary pioneer of facial recognition technology. His story began in 1996, when he returned to China after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States to establish the University of Hong Kong's Chinese University, which trained a group of outstanding scientists in the field of computer vision in China. This achievement has been hailed as the "Hong Kong Chinese phenomenon" in the field of computer vision in China.
In 2001, Tang Xiaoou decided to found SenseTime, with the deep learning Xi platform as the core, leading the development of face recognition, image recognition, analysis and other technical fields. SenseTime has become a leader in the "AI Four Tigers", and has been recognized as the first "intelligent vision" national next-generation artificial intelligence open innovation platform designated by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and is also a benchmark and leader in the industry.
However, the death of this outstanding tech leader in October 2023 has left a deep legacy on the tech world. SenseTime achieved 14The operating income of 3.3 billion yuan and the market value reached 421HK$7.1 billion. But at the same time, Tang Xiaoou's personal wealth is listed in the Hurun Global 100 richest list, and his worth is 13 billion yuan in March 2023, and in October, although his wealth has decreased by 3 billion yuan, he still retains the position of "the richest man in Anshan".
Tang Xiaoou's contributions are not limited to SenseTime, he has held senior positions in various institutions such as Microsoft Research Asia and Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and has been Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of the Computer Vision field. He is respected by the industry as a "pioneer" and "pathfinder" of global facial recognition technology.
Although SenseTime thrived under his leadership, he abruptly resigned in October 2023. The self-made tech giant attended the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in July this year to share with the team the latest advances in the field of original innovation, and unbelievably passed away just a few months later.
As for the reason for Tang Xiaoou's death, there is no clear explanation at present. Some netizens speculated that perhaps it was too much work pressure, and some even speculated that he died in his sleep. Previously, Sun Jian, who was also in the field of artificial intelligence, also passed away, and the successive deaths of the two AI bosses made people sigh.
Tang's influence is not limited to the technology sector, he has also dabbled in board positions such as Khazanah Holding Group and Hong Kong Science Park Corporation. He served on the boards of directors of these institutions from June 2019 to April 2020 and from July 2018 to March 2021, respectively.
Whether it is commercial success or leadership in the technology industry, Tang Xiaoou has made a strong mark with his strength and talent. However, his sudden death is deeply regrettable. What kind of future will SenseTime, a company that has emerged under his leadership, face now, which is a common concern of the industry and the majority of people who are concerned about the development of science and technology.
With a value of 13 billion yuan, Tang Xiaoou ranked 1782nd on the "Hurun Global Report", and then ranked 585th on the "Hurun Report" with 10 billion yuan in October 2023. Although he is no longer alive, his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence will live on for a long time. People will always miss this self-made tech giant who contributed an immeasurable value to the prosperity and innovation of the tech world.