AI firm iFlytek showcases futuristic gadgets
November 19, 2019 Category China News Round-up, Weekly
iFlytek, based in Anhui province, is showcasing a string of futuristic gadgets, including the CDA portable translator that provides real-time translation in 60 languages, and a robot that has passed the written test of China’s national medical licensing examination. There is also a computer system that assists courts in judging criminal cases and one that automatically scores students’ papers. The Shenzhen-listed artificial intelligence company is leveraging its years of research in AI-enabled voice interaction to empower traditional sectors to boost efficiency. Liu Qingfeng, Chairman of iFlytek, said such efforts will encourage more third-party hardware and software developers to adopt the company’s voice interaction computing platform.
Currently, some 1.6 million developers are using its AI-enabled user interface platform to build products such as robots, smart televisions, smart cars and software applications. Hu Yu, Rotating President of iFlytek, said the company will build an AI learning platform to help cultivate about 100,000 people to accelerate the industrial use of cutting-edge technologies. It also aims to support 1,800 enterprises to better integrate AI into existing products and services. Founded in Hefei, iFlytek has been focusing on voice recognition technologies for over two decades and it is leveraging the experience to help increase efficiency in the education, healthcare, judicial and other sectors. In December 2017, iFlytek was chosen by the Ministry of Science and Technology to build China’s first national laboratory for cognitive intelligence, focussing on helping machines think like humans. In September, iFlytek became the exclusive supplier of automated translation software for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Li Deyi, Academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), said AI is being increasingly used in consumer electronics, manufacturing, healthcare and other traditional industries. “Nurturing more AI professionals is key to being a world pioneer in cutting-edge technology,” Li said, as reported by the China Daily.
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