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KAI-FU LEE

POSITION: CEO COMPANY: 01. AI HEADQUARTERS: BEIJING, CHINA
Kai-Fu was the President of Google China and has served in senior executive roles at Microsoft, SGI and Apple. He also founded Sinovation Ventures, a leading Chinese technology venture capital firm in 2009 and is still Chairman. He is the author of multiple books on AI, including AI Superpowers. Kai-Fu is CEO of Chinese AI startup 01. AI, which develops LLM’ s, AI infrastructure and solutions. Within eight months of launching it achieved a valuation over US $ 1bn.

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