To argue that Yang Zhilin went back to China because it was easier to start an AI company and raise funds there is ludicrous. You think American VCs wouldn’t fund a superstar AI researcher with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon and a degree from Tsinghua? Look at his rockstar background below. Let’s tak
@billackman·Jul 19, 2026·2 sources·neutral
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The article argues it was not easier to start an AI company in China than in the US for a superstar researcher like Yang Zhilin.
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To argue that Yang Zhilin went back to China because it was easier to start an AI company and raise funds there is ludicrous. You think American VCs wouldn’t fund a superstar AI researcher with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon and a degree from Tsinghua? Look at his rockstar background below. Let’s tak
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Jul 19, 2026
RT @firstadopter: To argue that Yang Zhilin went back to China because it was easier to start an AI company and raise funds there is ludicr…
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Jul 19, 2026