Tencent Headquarters Symposium Reveals AI Progress: Ma Huateng and Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu Sit Side by Side

Tencent Headquarters Symposium Reveals AI Progress: Ma Huateng and Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu Sit Side by Side

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On October 8, Huang Kunming, Party Secretary of Guangdong Province, visited Tencent's headquarters in Shenzhen for research, focusing on the company's R&D innovation and industrial layout in artificial intelligence. At the subsequent symposium, Tencent founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO Ma Huateng and Tencent Chief AI Scientist, head of the AI Infra Department and the Large Language Model Department Yao Shunyu sat side by side in a rare occurrence, drawing widespread attention from the tech industry.

During the research visit, the leaders observed live demonstrations of Tencent's core product applications and gained an in-depth understanding of the company's latest progress in digital technology innovation and empowering development across multiple fields.

As a leading figure in Tencent's core AI R&D, Yao Shunyu, born in 1998, appeared on stage alongside Ma Huateng, which not only broke Ma Huateng's recent habit of rarely appearing in public, but also concretely demonstrated Tencent's firm determination to fully commit to its AI strategy and accelerate the construction of underlying large models and infrastructure.

Industry analysts believe that in the face of deep competition in the era of large models, internet giants are accelerating their transformation toward fundamental research and core technology positions. This high-level joint appearance sends a clear signal that Tencent is mobilizing the entire company to strengthen its AI foundation and the development of a young technical team, and also reflects the strategic pivot of Chinese tech companies in building technological moats in the second half of the AI era.

This article comes from the AIbase Daily

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