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Overview
Yao Shunyu is a former core researcher at OpenAI who joined Tencent as Chief AI Scientist in late 2025. He is known for developing the Tree of Thoughts and ReAct frameworks at OpenAI.
Background
- Former Employer: OpenAI (core researcher)
- Current Employer: Tencent (Chief AI Scientist, since late 2025)
- Notable Contributions: Tree of Thoughts reasoning framework, ReAct (Reasoning + Acting) methodology
Role at Tencent
Yao Shunyu led the development of Hy3 (Hunyuan 3.0), Tencent’s next-generation AI model. His recruitment represents a significant talent acquisition by Tencent from the Western AI research community.