# -year-old Chinese AI researcher with salary of 70 million yuan a year leaves Kimi and flies to Silicon Valley

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**Published:** October 19, 2026
**Author:** Machinelearning
**Source:** Telegram — AI Machine Learning Big Data
**Language:** ru-RU
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🧠 17-year-old Chinese AI researcher with a salary of 70 million yuan per year leaves Kimi and flies to Silicon Valley Chen was born in 2009, and in November 2025, at the age of 16, he joined the Kimi team. He graduated from school only in June. He does not have a university diploma or a doctorate. Chen...

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