Yao Shunyu: 300 Days at Tencent

Why it matters

A deep interview with Yao Shunyu 300 days after joining Tencent — he trained models at Anthropic and Gemini: why he chose Tencent, what building LLMs there is like, comparisons with overseas labs, and Tencent's AI strategy.

Key takeaways

• Why Tencent: from overseas labs to a Chinese giant.
• Building LLMs at Tencent: comparison with Anthropic/Gemini.
• 300-day review: Tencent AI's organization and strategy.
• Hunyuan's route and technical details.
• Judgment on Tencent AI's future.