Gao Xu
许高
Gao Xu (许高) is the founder of Plaud, a Chinese AI hardware startup best known for the Plaud Note, a card-sized AI voice recorder that attaches to the back of a phone to automatically record calls and video meetings with AI transcription and summarization . As of late 2024, the device had sold 300,000 units with strong user reviews . In a March 2026 interview, Gao described Plaud's evolved vision as becoming "the next-generation intelligent infrastructure and interaction interface," a shift from its earlier positioning as an "AI recording company" and then an "AI services company" . elsewhere's corpus does not cover his background prior to Plaud.
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