Xiaomi Hires DeepSeek Core Researcher Luo Fuli with Tens of Millions Salary to Lead AI
thisdudelikesAI · x · 2026-08-05
This thread details the career trajectory of AI researcher Luo Fuli. Reassigned to a computer science major at Beijing Normal University, she later thrived during her master's at Peking University with multiple ACL papers. She worked at Alibaba DAMO Academy and High-Flyer's DeepSeek, acting as a core contributor to DeepSeek-V2.
In late 2024, Xiaomi's Lei Jun personally recruited her with a tens-of-millions-yuan salary to lead Xiaomi's large model team. After months of silence, she confirmed her role in developing Xiaomi's latest MiMo model, which reportedly outperforms Claude Opus on the SWE-bench Pro benchmark.
More from Companies & People
- First OpenAI Codex Hackathon in Taipei: 40 Teams Build in 3 Hours — paw_lean · 2026-08-05
- "Parasitical": Academics Blast AI Labs for Taking from Open Science Without Contributing Back — gabriberton · 2026-08-05
- Google Seeks Feedback for Gemini API Platform H2 Roadmap — patloeber · 2026-08-05
- AI Influencer Startup Genviral Expands into New HQ Amid Rapid Team Growth — fekdaoui · 2026-08-05
- YC startup Descartes AI: philosophy dropouts build RL envs for self-awareness — willccbb · 2026-08-05
- Wayve Gets Private Hire License in London, Partners with Uber for AV Rides — alexgkendall · 2026-08-05