Recently, Hu Han, the former chief researcher of the Visual Computing Group at Microsoft Research Asia, officially joined Tencent to lead the development of the Hunyuan multimodal large model. This news has attracted widespread attention in the industry, as Hu Han's addition is seen as a boost to Tencent's artificial intelligence endeavors.

Hu Han obtained his bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University in 2008 and earned his PhD in 2014 under the guidance of renowned professor Zhou Jie. His doctoral thesis won the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence in 2016, demonstrating his academic prowess. In 2012, Hu Han conducted visiting research at the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, and later joined Baidu's Institute of Deep Learning (IDL), becoming a pioneer in the field and serving as a tech leader. At the end of 2016, he joined the Visual Computing Group at Microsoft Research Asia, continuing his focus on computer vision.

Artificial Intelligence Brain, Large Model

Hu Han's joining Tencent fills the position previously held by Liu Wei, who left the company. Liu Wei joined Tencent AI Lab in 2016 and, along with two other leaders, was known as the "Three Musketeers of AI Lab." His contributions to Tencent are significant, but he chose to leave last November, presenting new opportunities and challenges for the company. Hu Han's arrival perfectly fills this vacancy, signifying Tencent's further strategic positioning in the multimodal large model field.

Multimodal large models are a popular direction in current artificial intelligence research, involving the processing and understanding of various types of information, including images and text. Tencent's ongoing investment in this area highlights its commitment to the development of AI technologies. Hu Han's extensive experience in visual computing, especially his background at Microsoft Research Asia, makes him an ideal candidate for this project.

In summary, Hu Han's joining will bring new opportunities for Tencent's development in the field of artificial intelligence, and industry professionals are generally optimistic about his future performance. While Tencent continues to pursue technological innovation, it is also actively attracting top talent in the industry to form a strong technical team to meet the increasingly fierce market competition.