# Yitu: company

Canonical ID: `3534d541-556b-4453-bbb6-a91da3819581`

## Key facts

- **Focus:** AI and computer vision, specifically facial recognition and medical imaging
- **Scale:** One of China's 'Four AI Dragons'
- **Sanctions:** Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List in Oct 2019 over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement
- **Sanctions:** Received further U.S. sanctions in 2024

- **Slug:** yitu
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2012
- **HQ:** Shanghai, China

## Models

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## Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megvii
2. https://www.biometricupdate.com/202402/megvii-yitu-among-companies-slapped-with-fresh-u-s-sanctions

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