Tencent unveils first flagship AI model with former OpenAI researcher at helm

SCMP Tech / 4/23/2026

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Key Points

  • Tencentが、元OpenAI研究者の姚順宇氏を基にした体制の下で初のフラッグシップAIモデルを発表しました。
  • 新モデルはオープンソースの「Hy3 preview」で、同社の基盤AI開発(foundation AI)を牽引する取り組みの一環です。
  • パラメータは2950億(295B)で比較的小規模ながら、中国のトップ級モデルに匹敵する性能を目指すとされています。
  • ただし米国のOpenAIやGoogle DeepMindなどの最上位製品には、依然として性能面で遅れがあると同記事は述べています。
Tencent Holdings has released a new flagship artificial intelligence model, the first since former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu joined the Chinese tech giant to lead its foundational AI development efforts. The Shenzhen-based company said on Thursday that the new model, an open-source program called “Hy3 preview”, was its most powerful yet, on par with top Chinese models but still lagging flagship products from US leaders such as OpenAI and Google DeepMind. Notably, the model is relatively small...

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