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Artificial intelligence (AI) has jumped to global prominence since OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in late 2022, with China quickly jumping on the bandwagon. Many Chinese companies have piled into the craze by developing similar chatbot products, but some are also seizing the moment by focusing on other areas besides large language models (LLMs).

One of those is Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd., which focuses on machine vision, an AI subset that relies heavily on computer vision. More than a decade after its founding in 2007, the company thinks the time is ripe to capitalize on the AI craze, reflected by its filing earlier this month for a U.S. listing. The company didn’t disclose a specific fundraising goal, though Chinese media reported it is aiming to raise about $12 million.