Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history | TechCrunch
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WizardLM, a Microsoft AI research group, has transitioned to Tencent's Hunyuan AI development division, led by researcher Can Xu. This shift follows the release of the Hunyuan-TurboS 0416 model, which claims to outperform prominent models like Google's Gemma 3 series. Despite its promising advancements, WizardLM has faced challenges, including a prior model withdrawal due to missed toxicity tests. The repercussions of Microsoft's actions impacted the Hugging Face community, highlighting the intricate dynamics of open-source AI development in the competitive landscape.
"We accidentally missed an item required in the model release process - toxicity testing. We are currently completing this test quickly and then will re-release our model as soon as possible."
"In a post on the AI dev platform Hugging Face, Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said that Microsoft's move, which also wiped out other WizardLM models, harmed the Hugging Face community by breaking a number of open source projects."
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