Wenfeng Liang
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Wenfeng Liang is the founder of DeepSeek and the quantitative trading firm High-Flyer Quant. He built High-Flyer after graduating, choosing to start his own firm rather than join a major tech company, and later launched DeepSeek, where he remains actively involved . In a 2025 piece, he was quoted arguing that in AI, "there are no real technical moats—organization and culture are the core competitive advantages" . He has also drawn notice for his understated style: one account describes him being mistaken for an assistant at a first meeting because of his casual dress and deep technical questioning . By early 2026, he had become a visible figure in China's AI policy circles, reportedly the first large-model founder invited to a premier-level symposium .
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