Researcher · Founder · Executive
Kai-Fu Lee
Founder and CEO at 01.AI
Chairman and CEO at Sinovation Ventures
Lee helped pioneer speaker-independent speech recognition and built Microsoft Research Asia into a major training ground for Chinese AI talent. His book AI Superpowers made him a prominent interpreter of China’s technology ecosystem.
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Background
Current roles
Founder and CEO 2023-present01.AI
01.AIChairman and CEO 2009-presentSinovation Ventures
Sinovation Ventures
Microsoft
Google
Columbia University
Carnegie Mellon UniversityBorn1961
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