分析 316 位模型 PM：仅 2% 有博士学位，85% 由普通 PM 转型
aakashgupta · x · 2026-11-01
aakashgupta profiles Luma AI Research PM Barkley Dai (full LinkedIn résumé in image) and analyzes 316 public profiles of product roles at model-training labs: 85% were PMs before joining a lab, only 24% started in product, only 2% hold a PhD. Dai's path: Yale CS, PM internships at Kuaishou/Tencent, TikTok AR and GenAI effects PM, then Luma's first product hire—growth PM (Dream Machine keyframes, 0 to 1M users in 5 days), now Research Product Lead for Data & Model Capabilities deciding what the video models learn next. He prescribes a replicable 3-step path plus four more journeys (Google DeepMind, Gemini, Meta Superintelligence Labs, Thinking Machines).
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