China may move toward U.S. path on AI as firms poach employees (opens original article in a new tab)

Tencent's chief AI scientist, formerly from OpenAI, aims to establish a long-term AGI organization in China, reflecting a shift in the U.S.-China tech race as Chinese companies seek to catch up by poaching talent from Silicon Valley.

• Tencent's Yao Shunyu, former OpenAI researcher, aims to build AGI in China.
• Chinese companies are poaching U.S. AI talent, adopting the U.S. vision for AGI.
• Yao emphasizes smaller AI models and consistent performance over large models like ChatGPT.