<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
online	O
education	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
intelligent	O
adaptive	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
companies	O
offering	O
large	O
scale	O
AI-powered	O
adaptive	O
education	O
solutions	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	O
uses	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
tailor	O
lesson	O
plans	O
to	O
each	O
individual	O
student	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
researchers	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
student	O
databases	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
train	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Derek	O
Li	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
The	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
Intelligent	O
Adaptive	O
Learning	O
System	O
(	O
IALS	O
)	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IALS	O
utilizes	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
customize	O
lessons	O
,	O
practice	O
and	O
evaluations	O
for	O
each	O
individual	O
student	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
established	O
a	O
joint	O
research	O
lab	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
adaptive	O
learning	O
with	O
the	O
institute	O
of	O
Automation	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Academy	O
of	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2019	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
had	O
opened	O
2,000	O
learning	O
centers	O
in	O
200	O
cities	O
and	O
registered	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
students	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
opened	O
a	O
research	O
lab	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Carnegie	O
Mellon	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
Ai	I-Application
had	O
raised	O
over	O
$180	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
it	O
surpassed	O
$1	O
billion	O
in	O
valuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
launched	O
the	O
$1	O
million	O
AAAI	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
Award	O
for	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Benefit	O
of	O
Humanity	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
AAAI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
established	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
with	O
DingTalk	B-Protocol
,	O
Alibaba	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
had	O
served	O
over	O
60,000	O
public	O
schools	O
over	O
1200	O
cities	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
has	O
gained	O
recognition	O
both	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
's	O
Top	O
30	O
AI	B-Application
application	O
case	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
Synced	O
Machine	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
was	O
named	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
smartest	O
companies	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
MIT	O
technology	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
won	O
the	O
GITEX	O
2019	O
Best	O
Education	O
Technology	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
won	O
the	O
UNESCO	O
AI	B-Application
Innovation	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
2020	O
CB	O
Insight	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
100	O
,	O
CB	O
Insights	O
 '	O
annual	O
ranking	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
most	O
promising	O
AI	B-Application
startups	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squirrel	B-Application
AI	I-Application
won	O
Edtech	O
Review	O
's	O
Best	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
Education	O
Company	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
