Can Wang Xiaochuan create the most powerful AI model in China? This question has been hanging in the air in people's attention. However, as the company he founded, Baichuan, grew and attracted a strong team, the answer seemed to become clearer. This article will reveal the answer to this question by discussing Wang Xiaochuan's entrepreneurial history, team strength and technical pursuit.
The naming of Baichuan represents Wang Xiaochuan's pursuit of the development path of large-scale model technology, and trains intelligent AI by gathering massive data and industry knowledge. This is not only for technological breakthroughs, but also for Wang Xiaochuan's desire to recruit talents, hoping that capable talents can gather together to help him achieve further achievements on the road of large-scale model entrepreneurship.
During the Sogou period, Wang Xiaochuan felt more and more difficulties in recruiting personnel. However, since the advent of ChatGPT, people's enthusiasm for AI has soared, making it easier to gather talents now, Wang Xiaochuan said. The team size will be expanded to 50 people by the end of this month, and some people are even willing to "bring money into the team".
It is said that Baichuan's team has attracted a large number of former Sogou employees. These people are not only more familiar with search and natural language processing (NLP), which complement each other with large-scale model technology; they also agree with Wang Xiaochuan's values and have a better sense of purpose; at the same time, they also know how to cooperate with Wang Xiaochuan and understand each other's needs .
However, Wang Xiaochuan's team goal does not stop there. He said to AI Technology Review that after the organizational structure is clear, he will go to the United States to find more talents. The intention of "sweeping people" is obvious. He hopes to gather talented people together to contribute to the development of Baichuan.
We have mentioned in previous articles that Wang Xiaochuan graduated from Tsinghua University and co-founded the Tiangong Artificial Intelligence Research Institute with the school, which has a high academic reputation. Behind Wang Xiaochuan, there is the support of Tsinghua University, China's top university.
Zheng Weimin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor of the Computer Department of Tsinghua University, commented on Wang Xiaochuan's large-scale model entrepreneurship: "Wang Xiaochuan dares to innovate, dare to think, and has rich experience in system engineering... Research on parallel computing and related architectures is where I work. The Institute of High Performance Computing of Tsinghua University also has rich experience in important work, and will definitely cooperate and support Wang Xiaochuan with all its strength."
Zhang Bo, who is also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the dean of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Tsinghua University, and Wang Xiaochuan's doctoral supervisor, also expressed his affirmation of the Baichuan team, and said: "The newly created Baichuan company's team is very strong. I believe him ( Wang Xiaochuan) can complete this mission and give full support in the future development.”
The rise of Baichuan Company and Wang Xiaochuan's leadership make people have full confidence in whether he can build the most powerful AI model in China. His goal is not only to pursue huge parameters, but to focus on team cohesion, technological breakthroughs and product quality. From Tsinghua University to Tiangong Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Wang Xiaochuan has been fighting for his mission. Today, his Baichuan company has taken solid steps in the field of large-scale models and has become a shining star in China's AI entrepreneurship.