BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sogou Inc. (NYSE:
SOGO) ("Sogou" or "the Company"), an innovator in search and a
leader in China's internet
industry, today announced that the Company's AI-powered machine
simultaneous interpretation technology was successfully used to
provide bilingual interpretation in Chinese and English during
interviews and press conferences at the China Open Tennis
Championship ("China Open"), held September
29-October 7, 2018, in Beijing. This marks the first time that
AI-powered automatic translation played a key role in an
international sports event, helping all participants to better
communicate and get real-time information.
Xiaochuan Wang, Chief Executive
Officer of Sogou, said, "We're excited and honored to support the
China Open with our AI translation technology. By enabling
bilingual translation in real-time, instead of relying on
consecutive translation or media coverage, reporters and tennis
fans got first-hand information and enjoyed a better experience at
this major international sports tournament."
Mr. Wang added, "Sogou has made significant progress in
exploring and applying natural language processing and AI to
machine translation. Our promising results in this field were
further demonstrated this year with the launch of several
AI-powered translation devices, including the Sogou Translator Pro,
the Sogou Smart Travel Translator and the Sogou Smart Recording
Translator, which aim to connect people from different countries
and create a world free of multi-language communication
barriers."
As the world's first commercially applied machine simultaneous
interpretation system, Sogou's machine simultaneous interpretation
technology has supported hundreds of high-level domestic and
international conferences since its launch in 2016, such as the 4th
World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province,
China and RISE 2018 tech summit
held in Hong Kong.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. It is
currently expected that the Business Outlook will not be updated
until release of Sogou's next quarterly earnings announcement.
However, Sogou reserves the right to update its Business Outlook at
any time for any reason. Statements that are not historical facts,
including statements about Sogou's and Sogou management's beliefs
and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements
are based on current plans, estimates, and projections, which
involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a
number of important factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
intense competition in the market for search and search-related
services; our need to continually innovate and adapt in order to
grow our business; our reliance on Tencent platforms for a significant portion of
our user traffic; and uncertainty regarding the extent and reach of
PRC governmental regulation of sponsored search. Further
information regarding these and other risks is included in
Amendment No. 2 to Sogou's Registration Statement on Form F‑1
(Registration No. 333-220928) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 6,
2017, and other documents Sogou files with or submits to the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Sogou
Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) is an innovator in search and a leader
in China's internet industry. With
a mission to make it easy to communicate and get information, Sogou
has grown to become the second largest search engine by mobile
queries and the fourth largest internet company by MAU in
China. Sogou has a wide range of
innovative products and services including the Sogou Input Method,
which is the largest Chinese language input software for both
mobile and PC. Sogou is also at the forefront of AI development and
has made significant breakthroughs in voice and image technologies,
machine translation, and Q&A, which have been successfully
integrated into our products and services.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Rachael Layfield
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86 10 5960-8600
Email: sogou@brunswickgroup.com
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