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Tencent reportedly hired a top OpenAI researcher.

Yao Shunyu left OpenAI for the Chinese gaming and messaging company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It’s yet another sign of how the AI talent wars are intensifying — both stateside and between the U.S. and China.

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