MIT to review AI project with SenseTime after US blacklists Chinese firm

MIT to review AI project with SenseTime after US blacklists Chinese firm

Cameras for SenseTime Group Ltd.'s autonomous driving system are mounted inside a Lincoln Motor Co. MKZ sedan during a test-drive in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. SenseTime's image-identifying algorithms have made it the world's most valuable AI startup and an early leader in China, where it's won contracts with the country's top phonemakers, largest telecommunications company, and biggest retailer. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it will review the school’s relationship with SenseTime Group Ltd., an artificial-intelligence startup that was among eight Chinese companies blacklisted by the U.S. this week over alleged human rights violations.

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