iFLYTEK Co., Ltd., founded in 1999, is a renowned intelligent speech and artificial intelligence publicly listed company in the Asia-Pacific Region. The company is dedicated to cornerstone technological research in speech and languages, natural language understanding, machine learning, machine reasoning, and adaptive learning. It has consistently maintained a world-leading position in these domains. iFLYTEK's vision is to enable machines to listen and speak, understand and think, thereby creating a better world with artificial intelligence. The company went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2008.
iFLYTEK's business encompasses smart electronic voice language translator devices, intelligent computer programs, software for voice and speech recognition and conversion, computer software design services, and computer programming services. The company is committed to providing cornerstone technical research in the field of computer software and developing technologies to support computer systems analysis, installation, updates, and maintenance of computer software, as well as consultancy in the field of design and development of computer hardware.
The company was founded by Liu Qingfeng, along with 18 fellow college and graduate students, after participating in a speech synthesis contest and obtaining the highest score of all speech synthesis solutions at the time. Since its inception, iFLYTEK has been dedicated to the research and development of intelligent speech and language technologies, in addition to the application of artificial intelligence in the world.
iFLYTEK has received numerous accolades for its work. In 2017 and 2019, it was listed in the MIT Technology Review as one of the world’s 50 Smartest Companies. In 2019, iFLYTEK’s next-gen speech translation system received the Super AI Leader (SAIL) Applicative Award at the World AI Conference (WAIC).
The company has also launched several successful products and platforms. In 2010, it launched the iFLYTEK Open Platform, a platform centered on intelligent voice and human-computer interaction, providing developers with one-stop AI solutions. As of January 31st, 2021, iFLYTEK Open Platform supported more than 1.82 million developer teams, 1,030,000 total applications, and connected 3.1 billion accumulated end users.
iFLYTEK has continued to explore new territories and market smart products and services for full industry coverage. The company has successfully transformed technologies and research into products and applications in consumer goods, education, urban services, judicature, customer services, cars, healthcare, and telecommunications.
iFLYTEK's top-notch scientific research and business performance have been recognized by all sectors at home and abroad. The company remains true to the original aspirations of the organization while always being innovative. The company looks forward to working with talented men and women around the globe to create a better world with AI.