SenseTime surveillance software identifying details about people and vehicles runs as a demonstration at the company’s office in Beijing on, October 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters
SenseTime surveillance software identifying details about people and vehicles runs as a demonstration at the company’s office in Beijing on, October 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters
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SenseTime postpones US$768 million IPO in Hong Kong after US blacklists AI firm on human rights grounds

  • China’s largest AI firm said it would postpone its Hong Kong IPO after the US barred American investors from owning shares in the firm
  • Washington blacklisted SenseTime over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, which the AI firm called ‘unfounded,’ based on a fundamental misperception of the company

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Georgina LeeEnoch YiuSandy Li
Georgina Lee Enoch Yiu and Sandy Li

Updated: 4:40pm, 13 Dec, 2021

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SenseTime surveillance software identifying details about people and vehicles runs as a demonstration at the company’s office in Beijing on, October 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters
SenseTime surveillance software identifying details about people and vehicles runs as a demonstration at the company’s office in Beijing on, October 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters
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