As reported by media outlets, Tan Xu, the former Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Asia Research Institute, joined the large-scale model startup Moon's Dark Side in August, primarily responsible for developing end-to-end speech models. Upon Tan Xu's arrival, one of the key objectives is to create a voice experience akin to GPT-4o for the company.
Moon's Dark Side has not yet responded, but insiders have confirmed that Tan Xu has joined the company, though specific job level details are yet to be determined.
Public records show that Tan Xu's research areas include deep learning, language/speech/music processing, and AI content generation. He has published over 100 papers at AI academic conferences and authored the academic monograph "Neural Speech Synthesis." His research has garnered attention in the academic community and has been applied in Microsoft's key products, such as Azure and Bing.
