Tian earned a NeurIPS best paper award in 2024 for his work on the Variance-based Autoregressive (VAR) model. However, reports suggest he was accused of sabotaging other research projects during his time as an intern at ByteDance.
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Ex ByteDance Intern Raises $30M for AI Startup at $200M Valuation
Startups13 days ago
Keyu Tian has launched a stealth research operation focused on the development of artificial intelligence world models to compete with established figures like Fei-Fei Li. The former ByteDance intern raised $30M from venture firms 5Y and IDG for the unnamed lab, which is valued at $200M post-money.
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