iFLyTek develops voice recognition for law enforcement; moves forward with AI innovation despite U.S. ban

Chinese startup iFlyTek boasts it has created for law enforcement AI technology that leverages voice biometrics to identify a person, writes Nikkei Asian Review. In upcoming years, iFlyTek aims to use it in fighting phone scams after rolling out the voiceprint recognition system across the country. "Because recordings are important evidence when it comes to phone scams, demand for voice recognition is growing," said Fu Zhonghua, the deputy head of iFlyTek's research center. Fu further states that the technology is aimed to be used in law enforcement and phone monitoring to identify scammers' voiceprints and hang up, but it can also be successfully implemented in finance. Government-owned China Construction Bank is already using voiceprints to verify customer identity alongside passwords.