Coronavirus: AI firms deploy fever detection systems in Beijing to fight outbreak

Megvii and Baidu have rolled out advanced temperature screening systems in major Beijing railway stations. China's national AI champions are taking the lead in Beijing’s latest initiative against the coronavirus outbreak. — SCMP

Beijing authorities are scrambling to deploy more advanced artificial intelligence-powered temperature screening systems at various locations to keep the new coronavirus from spreading, as millions of Chinese return to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.

National AI champions Megvii and Baidu, which are both based in the nation’s capital, have introduced their systems in response to the call made last month by Zhongguancun Science City, the administrator of Beijing’s innovation parks, to improve temperature monitoring in the city.