BEIJING, Nov. 3, 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 face recognition
algorithm achieved the highest ranking in the highly-regarded
MegaFace Challenge hosted by the University of
Washington. MegaFace's newest results show that Sogou's face
recognition algorithm achieved an accuracy rate of 99.939% when
deployed on the MegaFace million-scale dataset and tested against
one million distractors.
Xuefeng Su, Director of AI
Research at Sogou, said, "Face recognition is a highly competitive
field in AI. Our stellar performance in the MegaFace Challenge
further demonstrates our leading R&D capabilities in computing
algorithms and our ability to effectively allocate resources. To
further advance our AI strategy, which centers on natural
human-machine interaction and knowledge computing, we will
accelerate and diversify the commercial applications of our face
recognition technology, such as to our image search function as
well as to other services."
Xiaochuan Wang, Chief Executive
Officer of Sogou, said, "In many areas, machines and humans are
close to reaching performance parity. In the field of face
recognition, machines are even starting to supersede human
capabilities. I'm incredibly proud of the accuracy and efficiency
that our talented team of AI researchers has achieved with Sogou's
face recognition algorithm. Together with our existing AI strengths
in computer vision, voice recognition and machine translation, we
will further expand our AI capabilities and continue to push the
boundaries of AI."
Launched by the University of
Washington, the MegaFace Challenge is the world's first
global competition to evaluate and improve the performance of face
recognition algorithms. MegaFace is the largest publicly
available face recognition dataset. It comprises millions of face
images that can be used to test, train and improve face recognition
algorithms on a large scale.
Sogou leverages its AI technology to improve the functionality
of its suite of products and to enhance user experience. In
September 2018, Sogou launched the
Pro edition of the Sogou Travel Translator, which incorporates the
company's leading image recognition technology.
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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
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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.
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Rachael Layfield
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86 10 5960-8600
Email: sogou@brunswickgroup.com
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