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SenseTime was founded by an MIT grad and has joint AI research partnership with MIT[0]. It will be interesting what this blacklist means for these kinds of collaborations.

[0] https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-sensetime-announce-effort-adva...

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But he’s also part of the controversial “Thousand Talents Program” [0] (link in Chinese) that is being closely watched by the US [1]. Not surprised at all about the blacklist.

[0] https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B1%A4%E6%99%93%E9%B8%A5 [1] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/24/business/fbi-10...

Turkey's drone program was also led by an MIT graduate.

https://theintercept.com/2019/05/14/turkey-second-drone-age/

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