Not just Meta, this popular Chinese tech company has also hired AI researcher from OpenAl
Tencent Holdings – the Shenzhen-based gaming and messaging company – has reportedly hired a prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researcher from OpenAI, marking one of the most high-profile defections from the US AI sector to China. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that Tencent recruited Yao Shunyu to work on integrating AI into its various services.
Yao’s LinkedIn profile shows he most recently worked at OpenAI after holding positions at Google, Microsoft IBM, and Princeton University. Local media reports suggested Yao was offered a compensation package of over 100 million yuan.
