Tencent poaches OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu with reported $14M deal amid AI talent war
The global race for artificial intelligence talent just got a lot more dramatic. Tencent Holdings has reportedly hired Yao Shunyu, a 27-year-old researcher from OpenAI known for pushing the boundaries of AI agents, according to Bloomberg. If confirmed, the move would rank among the most high-profile defections of U.S.-trained talent to China—and it comes with
The global race for artificial intelligence talent just got a lot more dramatic. Tencent Holdings has reportedly hired Yao Shunyu, a 27-year-old researcher from OpenAI known for pushing the boundaries of AI agents, according to Bloomberg. If confirme... [4164 chars]
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