Liang Wenfeng says product is just a step on the way to AGI
oran_ge · x · 2026-07-23
Liang Wenfeng says product is only a byproduct on the way to AGI
A repost of a transcript from a recent investor meeting with DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng highlights several strong views on the company’s roadmap:
- AGI first, product second: Liang argues that product work is only a stage on the path to AGI, not the main objective.
- Skeptical of adjacent bets: He says 3D, video generation, and world models are not strongly tied to the upper bound of intelligence.
- Multimodal matters, but it is not intelligence itself: He distinguishes multimodality from core model capability.
- Coding agents are the priority: He says coding agents are the most important near-term focus, while general agents and vertical agents in finance or healthcare rank lower.
- Continuous learning is the key missing capability: Liang argues AI still lacks the kind of continual learning humans have, and that the next generation of models must solve it.
The post frames these remarks as a concise summary of DeepSeek’s current strategic thinking and long-term AGI bet.
Related event: DeepSeek Founder's Investor Call Reveals AGI Roadmap and Compute Plans(37 posts)→
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