Liang Wenfeng’s cash-flow-backed AGI bet is a business model few founders can copy
yongqianme · x · 2026-07-23
The post argues that Liang Wenfeng’s restraint is a business model: use the stable cash flow from quantitative trading to bankroll uncertain AGI research. In plain terms, it says DeepSeek can keep exploring because it already has money, and that very few founders can copy this path.
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