Saturday, 13 September, 2025
Tencent Snags OpenAI Researcher Yao Shunyu Amid China’s AI Talent Race
Tencent Holdings has hired Yao Shunyu, a prominent AI researcher from OpenAI, to help integrate advanced AI into Tencent’s suite of services, marking a high-profile move in the growing competition for AI talent between the U.S. and China. Yao’s background includes time at OpenAI, Google, and Princeton, specializing in AI agents and automation. Bloomberg reports suggest his compensation may be over 100 million yuan.
Read full story at Economic Times