Core Viewpoint - Tencent has officially denied rumors regarding former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu joining the company with a salary of approximately 100 million RMB, stating that the claims are untrue [3][5]. Group 1: Yao Shunyu's Background - Yao Shunyu graduated from Tsinghua University and obtained his PhD from Princeton University. He joined OpenAI in August 2024 and quickly became a key member, contributing significantly to the development of intelligent agent products and Deep Research [7]. - In May 2025, Yao was recognized as the youngest member in the China region of MIT Technology Review's "35 Innovators Under 35" list [7]. Group 2: Reactions and Speculations - Following Tencent's denial, many netizens questioned whether the company was refuting the claim of Yao not joining or the claim regarding the high salary [8]. - Yao Shunyu's LinkedIn profile has not been updated, leaving his future career moves under scrutiny [9].

Group 1 - Tencent officially refuted rumors regarding former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu joining the company with a salary of "over 100 million" [1] - The clarification was made through Tencent's official WeChat account "Goose Factory Blackboard" [1] Group 2 - Yao Shunyu graduated from Tsinghua University and obtained a PhD in Computer Science from Princeton University [3] - He joined OpenAI in 2024, contributing to the development of intelligent agent products and deep research [3] - Yao proposed the Tree of Thoughts framework to improve decision-making models during his doctoral studies [3] - He led the ReAct method, which introduced the "reasoning-action" interaction paradigm for language agents [3] - In 2025, he spearheaded the Computer-Using Agent project, integrating a new paradigm of reinforcement learning and shifting AI technology focus from training-oriented to evaluation-oriented, introducing the concept of "AI's second half" [3]