Tencent Merges AI Teams Into New Unit Led by Chief Scientist
Tencent consolidates multimodal and LLM teams into a new Basic Model Department led by Chief Scientist Yao Shunyu, marking a shift in AI strategy.
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Tencent consolidates multimodal and LLM teams into a new Basic Model Department led by Chief Scientist Yao Shunyu, marking a shift in AI strategy.
Tencent consolidates multimodal and LLM teams into a single Foundation Model Department under chief AI scientist Yao Shunyu, intensifying the AI race.
Tencent merges LLM and multimodal teams under ex-OpenAI scientist Yao Shunyu, creating a unified Foundation Model Department to accelerate multimodal AI.
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