Thinking Machines Lab
SpaceXAI
Meta
UC Berkeley
Sualeh AsifFounder
Cursor
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Researcher · Engineer
Yifey Zhou
YZ
Research Scientist at Cursor
Zhou develops reinforcement-learning methods that make coding agents more capable and adaptable. His work explores how agents can learn from interaction, use long-running context and improve within real software environments; after research at xAI and Thinking Machines Lab, he joined Cursor as a research scientist.
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Last editorial review: August 10, 2026