India, May 13 -- Xi Zeng, who is addressed as "Dr Zeng" in his corporate and academic roles, made a leap of faith late last year to solve a problem that none of the current artificial intelligence (AI) problems seemed intent or capable of solving. The former OnePlus, Oppo and Bytedance executive launched Chance AI, as founder and CEO. His inspiration to build Curiosity Lens, which is the world's first visual AI agent, is to see the world and discover information without having to type. One that can see the world around you, gather context and in Zeng's words, catch the vibe.

A few years ago, Zeng standing before the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, wanted to search more about the history of the complex architecture. He couldn...