It's a bright morning in Shenzhen, China and thousands of employees are arriving at work on the campus of an insurance company, writes Tiffany Hsiao, portfolio manager at Matthews Asia.
Rather than swiping ID badges, the workers pass through secure entrances thanks to facial recognition software, powered by advanced camera technology and artificial intelligence (AI). The ease of moving through the campus without ID cards aids collaboration and simplifies logistics. With a workforce of tens of thousands and a client base of millions of middle-class consumers, the company is embracing computer learning to increase efficiency. Redwood: The implications of Trump's trade attack on China When adjusting insurance claims, for example, the company trains computers to ...
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