Sohu Technology reported this afternoon that Luo Yonghao’s thin red line AR business software and hardware research and development has slowed down, AR-related business layoffs, and may shift to the large model industry.
An industry executive revealed to Sohu Technology that Luo Yonghao no longer makes AR hardware and may plan to make large models. "He is a speculator." A laid-off Thin Red Line employee told Sohu Technology that Thin Red Line's AR business before New Year's Day There was indeed one round of layoffs, and it was not the first round of layoffs. The employee revealed, “We are no longer working on self-developed engines, and we are no longer in a hurry about equipment.”
It is reported that Thin Red Line has officially hired 12 people for engine and XR application research and development, and about 10 people for R&D, with half of the overall staff laid off. According to Qichacha, the number of thin red line scientific and technological personnel is less than 50, and the number of insured persons in 2022 will be 35. The employee revealed that the company's explanation for the layoffs was simply "I won't do this anymore." The compensation package for employees who were less than half a year old was also given N+1. The employee said that after joining the industry, his perception was that "this industry requires long-term accumulation to produce results, and it is basically a long-term investment that burns money." He expressed his understanding of the layoffs.
Sina Technology conducted a follow-up report . In response to the media report that "Luo Yonghao's thin red line company's business has transformed from AR to a large model," a person from the company said that the report was untrue and that Luo Yonghao still focused on AR software and hardware.
A month ago, Luo Yonghao talked about the progress of his entrepreneurial project Thin Red Line during a live broadcast. He said that he had been immersed in research and development for a year and deliberately kept silent.
Previously, Luo Yonghao had stated that he absolutely believed that AR would be the next generation computing platform, especially since AR currently does not have a successful brand or benchmark in the world. He wants to be the first to make something like the iPhone + iOS in 2007 in the AR era, and become a company like Apple on the next platform. "This is the last chance. I believe I will leave something to the world."