Tencent launches mission to explore space using AI By He Wei in Shanghai | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-07-08 14:36 Share CLOSE Internet giant Tencent will join hands with the National Astronomical Observatories to find pulsars and explore the universe using artificial intelligence technologies. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Internet giant Tencent will join hands with the National Astronomical Observatories to find pulsars and explore the universe using artificial intelligence technologies. The star-exploration plan was announced by Tencent's chairman and CEO Pony Ma during the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Thursday. The joint program will leverage leading computer vision technology by Tencent's YouTu Lab, an in-house AI research house, as well as the computing might provided by Tencent Cloud, Ma said.