Chinese AI and robotics firms appoint Millennial and Gen Z rising stars as chief scientists

Chinese tech companies from Tencent Holdings to AgiBot have named Millennials and even Gen Z talent as chief scientists to lead cutting-edge research into artificial intelligence and robotics. The most watched is Vinces Yao Shunyu, who turns 28 this year. He is a former researcher at OpenAI and joined Tencent in December as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to president Martin Lau Chi-ping. A graduate of Princeton University and Tsinghua University, Yao was a core...


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