On the evening of October 9, news emerged that on October 8, Guangdong Provincial Party Secretary Huang Kunming visited Shenzhen to conduct in-depth research at port hubs and platform enterprises.
According to reports, at the headquarters of Tencent (00700), Huang Kunming toured the exhibition hall, observed live demonstrations of core product applications, and focused on examining the company's progress in research and development innovation and industrial layout in the field of artificial intelligence. He also listened to introductions about the enterprise's digital technology innovation in recent years and its empowerment of development across multiple sectors.
According to a report by Guangdong News Network, during a symposium and exchange with enterprise leaders and young scientists, Huang Kunming affirmed the results of Tencent (00700) in adhering to independent innovation to promote steady business development. He pointed out that artificial intelligence is currently in a phase of vigorous growth, and Guangdong has clearly designated artificial intelligence as a key development area for the 15th Five-Year Plan and beyond. He expressed hope that Tencent (00700) would firmly seize the new opportunities of the new era, unswervingly make long-cycle investments in the field of artificial intelligence, fully leverage its advantages in resources, technology, talent, and various favorable conditions, deeply participate in the construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure in Guangdong, continuously increase its computing power layout in the province, strive to strengthen general-purpose and vertical large models and enhance their application and promotion, and help Guangdong accelerate the intelligent development of the entire industrial chain.
At the research symposium, Tencent (00700) founder, board chairman, and CEO Pony Ma made a rare appearance, seated adjacent to Yao Shunyu, Tencent (00700)'s Chief AI Scientist and head of the AI Infra department and large language model department. The image of the two together sparked widespread discussion.
Public information shows that Yao Shunyu was born in 1998 and graduated from Tsinghua University's Yao Class before pursuing a doctorate at Princeton University in the United States. In 2024, he joined OpenAI and participated in the development of projects such as Operator and DeepResearch. In December 2025, Tencent (00700) announced the appointment of Yao Shunyu as Chief AI Scientist in the CEO/President's Office, responsible for driving the company's AI-related business development.