Moonshot Founder's Academic Lineage Revealed
rsalakhu · x · 2026-07-18
Russ Salakhutdinov mentioned that Moonshot founder Zhilin Yang was his PhD student, taking the opportunity to list where many of his former students ended up in the AI industry.
The list includes:
- Devendra Chaplot: Founding member of Thinking Machines / Mistral
- Zhilin Yang: Founder and CEO of Moonshot AI
- Jimmy Ba: Co-founder of xAI
- Hubert Tsai: Apple / Co-founder of Spuree
The post highlights a proud review of his students' career paths, reflecting a highly influential AI talent network.
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