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The brains who powered China's surprising AI leap

Reported by Opalesque
Aug 24, 2026· 1 min read
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Tsinghua University helped nurture a generation of AI researchers who now lead Chinese companies challenging US leaders including OpenAI and Anthropic. Among them are Z.AI co-founder Tang Jie, Moonshot AI founder Yang Zhilin and DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng, who previously built a hedge fund aroun...

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