Overview
Shanghai-based AI and computer-vision company, one of China's 'Four AI Dragons', focused on facial recognition and medical imaging. Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List (Oct 2019) over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement, with further U.S. sanctions in 2024.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
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Sanctions
Sanctions
Data & sources
Web sources
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Yitu on the deployment map
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Safety record
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Recent coverage
Yitu in third-party press
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
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- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
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- unclassified
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Yitu.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Yitu from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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What Must Microsoft Research Asia Do to Survive?|Industry|2024-05-08 - 天下雜誌
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China's AI software and application market hit $2.89b in 2019 - China Daily - Global Edition
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Eight Chinese tech firms placed on US Entity List for their role in human rights violations against Muslim minority groups - TechCrunch
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The US Just Blacklisted China's Most Valuable Facial Recognition Startups Over Human Rights Abuses - BuzzFeed News
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Xinhua Headlines: New trends driving China's AI industry - Xinhua | English.news.cn - 新华网
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The vein-pattern recognition driving China’s AI, robotics revolution - South China Morning Post
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China claims most AI unicorns as US rivalry heats up - South China Morning Post
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CB Insights: Here are the top 100 AI companies in the world - VentureBeat
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AI startup Yitu Technology opens R&D center in Singapore - TechNode
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AI startup Yitu set to tap into speech recognition - China Daily - Global Edition
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/yitu.md
- RSS feed: /companies/yitu/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3534d541-556b-4453-bbb6-a91da3819581
- Revision history: /companies/yitu/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Yitu against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 18, 2026