Top scientist at Chinese AI giant Megvii dead at 45

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Sun Jian, the 45-year-old chief scientist of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm Megvii Technology, died on Tuesday (June 14) of a sudden illness, which the company did not specify. “Dr Sun Jian has dedicated his whole life to scientific research. With his unfortunate passing, Megvii has lost a leader in the exploration of and innovation in the AI technology field,”...

A staff member speaks in front of a display demonstrating the facial recognition system of Chinese artificial intelligence firm Megvii during an organised media tour at the Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone Exhibition Center in Beijing on Feb 10, 2022.Sun Jian, the 45-year-old chief scientist of Chinese artificial intelligence firm Megvii Technology, died on Tuesday of a sudden illness, which the company did not specify.

While at the company, he led the development of ShuffleNet, a neural network that works efficiently on mobile devices, and Brain++, the company’s core AI productivity platform, among other breakthroughs, according to the website of Megvii Research, the unit that Sun established. Born in October 1976, Sun returned to China when he joined Megvii. In 2019, he also became dean of the College of Artificial Intelligence at Xian Jiaotong University, his alma mater.

 

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