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Xiaomi has promoted Luo Fuli, a former DeepSeek researcher who leads work on the company’s MiMo AI models, to its highest internal rank, BigGo Finance reports, citing Chinese technology media including 36Kr.
Why it mattersThe report says Luo reached rank 22, described as equivalent to vice-president level, around 10 months after joining Xiaomi. That is a striking signal of how quickly AI researchers can gain authority as companies build their own models. The promotion is reported, not an independently established account of Xiaomi’s internal decisions. In the AI talent race, should companies reward researchers with senior decision-making power early, or is that authority better earned over time?
Discuss: In the AI talent race, should companies give standout researchers senior decision-making power early, or is that authority better earned over time?
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