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Former OpenAI researcher Yonglong Tian named Tencent Hunyuan multimodal head

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Former OpenAI researcher Yonglong Tian has been named head of multimodal models for Tencent's Hunyuan team, according to a report. He has joined Tencent's CEO and President Office and reports directly to Shunyu Yao, who leads the company's foundation-model development. Tian joined Tencent in July a…

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  1. 2026-09-09 06:06 · TechNode
    Former OpenAI researcher Yonglong Tian named Tencent Hunyuan multimodal head

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