What are the ingredients to win the artificial intelligence career or, at least, to ensure a place in the elite? There is no magical recipe, but there are three key elements: Leadership, talent and investment. All are intimately related, and the companies that compete in this field spare no resources to ensure them.
It is no accident that Google and Meta have offered millionaire conditions to reinforce your artificial intelligence teams. This context has caused the output of outstanding profiles of OpenAIwho have found accommodation in the competition. But to the threats representing the American technological giants now adds a new actor: Tencent.
A OPENAI jump to Tencent that does not go unnoticed
Bloomberg says that the Chinese conglomerate He has signed the reputed researcher Shunyu Yao, in what he describes as “One of the most notorious defections from the United States AI sector to China. ”The information comes from sources close to the case that spoke with the environment under anonymity.
When reviewing the Yao LinkedIn profileit is observed that he worked almost five years at Princeton University before joining Research Intern A OpenAI in February 2024. Four months later he was promoted to Research Scientistposition that continues to appear as his last position.
One of the sources cited by Bloomberg points out that Tencent offered Ya a compensation that could reach the 100 million yuan (about 11.9 million euros), although the necessary conditions to reach that figure have not been specified. The medium also emphasizes that Yao is a graduate of the University of Tsinghuaconsidered the reference institution in science and engineering in China, and which later completed a doctorate in the United States.
A report from the Information and Innovation Technologies Foundation It reflects how the panorama has changed in just a few years: in 2019, 35% of the highest level researchers (2% higher worldwide) were originally from the United States, compared to 10% of China. However, in just three years, the US fee fell 7%, while China grew 16%.
If the rumors are confirmed, we would not be facing a talent formed in the United States that emigrates to China, but before a Chinese researcher who, after acquiring first level experience In the North American country, he returns to his country with that background. China seeks to compete from you to you with the United States for leadership in artificial intelligence.
Tencent is not any actor: he is one of the world’s largest technological groups, owner of Wechat —The most used messaging application in China – and the social network QQ. In addition, he is a giant in video games, both as a developer and editor and investor in global studies. According to the sources, his goal when signing Yao is to strengthen the integration of AI in their products and services.
It remains to be seen if this movement is an isolated case or the beginning of a trend. What is clear is that the career for the development of AI is no longer just a matter of technological innovation: a war is also fought for attract the best talent. And Chinese companies have no intention of being left behind.
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