iFlytek banking on third-party developers for platform growth

AI firm to ramp up learning interface for accelerating use of cutting-edge tech in the country

Chinese artificial intelligence pioneer iFlytek Co Ltd will ramp up its push to encourage more third-party hardware and software developers to adopt its voice interaction computing platform despite the restrictions it faces from the US government.

The move came as some 1.6 million developers are now using its AI-enabled user interface platform to build products such as robots, smart TVs, smart cars and software applications.