Recently, Tencent has made an upgrade to its large - scale model research and development (R&D) framework. It has established new departments, namely the AI Infrastructure Department, AI Data Department, and Data Computing Platform Department. The goal is to further bolster the large - scale model R&D system and its core competencies.
Vincesyao has been appointed as the Chief AI Scientist within the "CEO/President's Office." He will report directly to Martin Lau, the President of Tencent. Simultaneously, he will take on the roles of the head of the AI Infrastructure Department and the Large Language Model Department, reporting to Dowson Tong, the President of the Technology and Engineering Group.
Among these newly established departments, the AI Infrastructure Department will concentrate on building the technical capabilities of platforms for large - scale model training and inference. In the context of AI development, efficient training and inference platforms are crucial for the rapid iteration and deployment of large - scale models.
The AI Data Department will be in charge of constructing the data and evaluation systems for large - scale models. In the realm of AI, high - quality data and a robust evaluation system are the cornerstones for training accurate and effective large - scale models.
The Data Computing Platform Department will be dedicated to creating a data intelligence integration platform for big data and machine learning. In today's data - driven era, such a platform can facilitate the efficient processing and utilization of massive amounts of data, which is essential for the advancement of AI technologies.
In addition, Wang Di has been appointed as the Deputy General Manager of the Large Language Model Department, reporting to Vincesyao. Liu Yuhong and Chen Peng will assume the positions of the heads of the AI Data Department and the Data Computing Platform Department, respectively. Both of them will report to Vice President Jiang Jie.
