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Core Viewpoint - The company Zhiyu, one of the "AI Six Dragons," is facing rumors of layoffs before its IPO, but it claims to have nearly 50 job openings available, indicating ongoing recruitment efforts [2][12]. Company Overview - Zhiyu, officially known as Beijing Zhiyu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd., was established in 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing. It is a leading player in the domestic large model sector and the first among the "AI Six Dragons" to apply for an IPO [12]. - The founding team includes notable figures such as Chief Scientist and Founder Tang Jie, Chairman Liu Debing, CEO Zhang Peng, and President Wang Shaolan, with backgrounds in Tsinghua University [12]. Recruitment and Job Openings - Zhiyu has recently announced 47 job openings across various categories, including algorithm engineers, engineering and development roles, product and design positions, and sales and solutions roles [2][12]. Financial Background - In March, Zhiyu completed a strategic financing round exceeding 1 billion RMB, with participation from several well-known investment firms, indicating strong financial backing [13]. - The company has completed over 10 rounds of financing, attracting investments from major players such as Meituan, Ant Group, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, and Sequoia [13]. Product Development - Zhiyu has developed a product matrix that includes AIGC models such as Zhiyu Qingyan, CodeGeeX, CogVLM, and CogView. Recently, it released and open-sourced a new generation large model, GLM-4.6, which reportedly shows a 27% improvement in core capabilities compared to its predecessor [13]. Industry Challenges - Domestic large model startups, including Zhiyu, are facing multiple challenges, such as the difficulty of transitioning models from laboratory settings to real-world applications, low consumer willingness to pay, and the pressure from larger tech companies like Baidu, Alibaba, and Huawei [14]. - The founder of Zero One Wanwu, Li Kaifu, predicts that only a few companies, including DeepSeek, Alibaba, and ByteDance, will remain in the competitive landscape of foundational large models [14].