Tsinghua AI Association of International Students (TAIS) news roundup 9 November
Toyota-backed autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised $267 million in its series C funding, pushing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The California-based company has R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It tests its self-driving technology and operates its pilot “robotaxi” service in the U.S. and China. [Caixin Global]
China’s Yungang Grottoes will have a supercomputing center in 2021, as researchers race against time to rebuild the 1,500-year-old caves in the virtual world as part of conservation efforts. Apart from building a data pool, the AI-powered supercomputing center is also expected to explore other functions of digitalization, with the help of new software. [Xinhua]
A Chinese-speaking AI chatbot for diabetic patients, which may help 129 million patients in China, debuted during an event at the China International Import Expo on Friday. The bot is jointly developed by Microsoft China and Novo Nordisk, a health-care company specializing in diabetes care globally. [Shine.cn]
Canon is to raise its production capacity in China and hire more artificial intelligence professionals to cope with the demand for remote working and medical devices fueled by the global pandemic. [Shine.cn]
Beauty giant L’Oreal unveiled a personalized skincare and makeup device powered by AI at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. The smart device called Perso creates customized formulas for lipstick, foundation and skincare, and with continued usage, it will learn about users’ preferences and automatically adapt its formula for future use. [CGTN]
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