Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history

WizardlamA Beijing-based Microsoft AI Research Group, Seems to have joined Tensent, the Chinese company that owns Watcht and Blockbuster Games like PUBG Mobile.

A Post on x on TuesdayA senior AI researcher who led a number of projects in the WizardolM said that he and the team had left Microsoft to join Hunuyan, one of Microsoft’s AI development agencies. Over the past few months, Hunuan has released the AI ​​model, including video and 3D object generator.

Wizardlam has already published a Huniyan-branded model, in reality: Huniyan-Terbos 0416. In an X postKingfang San claimed to be the “co-founder” of Wizardolm says that Huniyan-Terbos 0416 AI models like Google leaves “Open” AI models Jemma 3 seriesThe

It is not clear that how many researchers are still a part of WizardLM or when the team has left Microsoft. We reached both Tensent and Microsoft to comment.

The wizardlam formed several years ago has some strange history.

Last April, the team, then under Microsoft, a family of WizardlM -2 AI models revealed that it was competitive with Openai GPT -4The However, only a day later, WizardlM -2 from the Microsoft Web -2 Tunnel, Guys The models that have not been “toxicity test”.

“We have accidentally missed an item in the model release process in the WizardLM team – to test the toxicity,” X posts Apr 16, 2024. “We are currently finishing this test quickly and then we will re -publish our model as soon as possible.”

The deleted was a bit late. Users have quickly uploaded the original WizardLM -2 models as well as customized, subtle tunnel versions.

Meanwhile, in, in A post of the AI ​​Dev platform hugs on the faceThe hug Face CEO CLM CLMNT Delongu said that Microsoft’s move, which also deleted other WizardLM models, broke several open source projects and hugged the media community.

“[The WizardLM] The models were combined with a thousand times a month, “Delangu wrote at this time.” We are apologizing for the inconvenience and trying to contact the author [and] To try to find a good resolution for members of the Microsoft community. “

In the tensent, it looks like Wizardlam will continue to do what it is doing, less: developing and publishing AI models. Tensent Recently reconstructs Its Hunuan team established two new units and enhances its AI infrastructure costs.

Tensent Featured It is more than 8% of the year’s growth in the company’s AI investment in 2025. Tensent says they plan to keep 90 billion yuan or about 12.49 billion dollars towards capital expenditure this year, most of which will increase its AI effort.