Chinese AI and robotics firms appoint Millennial and Gen Z rising stars as chief scientists

2026-02-19 - 04:05

Chinese tech companies from Tencent Holdings to AgiBot have named Millennials and even Gen Z talent as chief scientists to lead cutting-edge research into artificial intelligence and robotics. The most watched is Vinces Yao Shunyu, who turns 28 this year. He is a former researcher at OpenAI and joined Tencent in December as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to president Martin Lau Chi-ping. A graduate of Princeton University and Tsinghua University, Yao was a core...