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- SHANGHAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Tang Xiaoou, the founder of SenseTime Group (0020.HK), one of China’s biggest artificial intelligence firms, died late on Friday, the company said on Saturday.
- Tang, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, started the software development company, which has grown strongly with public and private demand for its facial recognition technology.
- SenseTime said Tang died of an unnamed illness and did not list his age.
- “At this sad moment, we express our deepest condolences to Professor Tang’s family!” the company posted on its official WeChat account.
- “Professor Tang’s wisdom, passion and endless exploration of science will always inspire us to stay true to our original aspirations and forge ahead.”
- Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by William Mallard
