Customs officers at Gongbei Port at the border of Zhuhai and Macau now employ facial recognition technology. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Customs officers at Gongbei Port at the border of Zhuhai and Macau now employ facial recognition technology. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

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Investment in Chinese artificial intelligence firms reached US$2.76 billion last year as Beijing looks to transform the nation into an AI innovation centre by 2030