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AI researcher Luo Fuli rapidly promoted to top level at Xiaomi

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Luo Fuli, a 31-year-old AI researcher, has been promoted to one of the highest levels at Xiaomi, just 10 months after joining the company to lead its large language model unit. Her rapid ascent has drawn significant attention, particularly after Xiaomi founder Lei Jun expressed interest in hiring her for a substantial salary. Luo had previously gained recognition in the computer science community for her contributions to multiple papers presented at the Association for Computational Linguistics' annual meeting while pursuing her master's degree at Peking University. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

    China AI researcher rises to Xiaomi’s top level in 10 months, talks work-life balance

    Beijing-based smartphone and electric vehicle giant Xiaomi announced in mid-October that it would promote 31-year-old Luo Fuli to its highest-level position, once again putting the “AI prodigy” at the centre of heated discussion. The move came 10 months after Luo joined the compa…

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