Monday, July 2, 2018

ObEN Links With Tencent, Others On Blockchain Research Center In China

Pasadena-based ObEN, the artificial intelligence startup developing personal avatars, says it has linked with Tencent and the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (PBCSF), on a "blockchain research center" in China. According to ObEN, it is donating $1M for research and implementation of blockchain technology at Tsinghau, and effort that is also being supported by Tencent, Gao Rong Venture Capital and others. ObEN and its partners are investing a total of $5M in the research center. ObEN says that blockchain is a "core component" of its personal avatar technology. ObEN's products used a selfie and brief voice recording to create a "personal avatar" which looks and sounds like the user.

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