Lead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University
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“Li Hongzhi, an award-winning former head of GenAI at Microsoft Asia, has joined Tongji University”
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The provided evidence does not contain any information confirming that a person named Li Hongzhi who worked at Microsoft Asia has joined Tongji University. The search results mention Tongji University generally and a different Li Hongzhi (founder of Falun Gong), but no link between a Microsoft GenAI head and the university.
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— State Key Laboratories. Tongji University. Campus life. Research News.
https://en.tongji.edu.cn/p/
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— Extremely grateful to Shuohang Wang, Weizhu Chen, and Yelong Shen for having me as part of their Invited Talk Series:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research...
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— Li Hongzhi could not have founded the Falun Gong Cult on his own initiative, as its premise is entirely composed of Eurocentric, racist misrepresentations of what China might look like from a typical …
https://thesanghakommune.org/2018/05/24/li-hongzhis-tetralem…
https://thesanghakommune.org/2018/05/24/li-hongzhis-tetralem…
“Li started his first job at technology giant Microsoft immediately after obtaining his PhD from Columbia University.”
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There is no evidence in the provided search results confirming that Li Hongzhi obtained a PhD from Columbia University or started his career at Microsoft immediately thereafter. The results discuss a different Li Hongzhi's history with qigong.
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— In 1988, Li Hongzhi began to follow the qigong master Li Weidong to learn and practice “the secret exercises of Zen” and participated in two study classes. After that, he followed the qigong master Yu…
https://sahyadritimes.com/2021/05/14/devil-li-hongzhis-deadl…
https://sahyadritimes.com/2021/05/14/devil-li-hongzhis-deadl…
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— Create the future you want. Explore the career options that Microsoft has to offer Stage.
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— Quite literally, Li Hongzhi has hired theatre clothing and theatre sets to establish his Buddha meditating photographs. We know of this activity because of the testimony of ‘Song Bingchen’ (宋炳辰) an ea…
https://thesanghakommune.org/2019/11/26/falun-gong-cult-why-…
https://thesanghakommune.org/2019/11/26/falun-gong-cult-why-…
“For more than 10 years, he worked at Microsoft Research”
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No evidence was found in the provided results to support the claim that Li Hongzhi worked at Microsoft Research for more than 10 years.
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— On February 10, 2021, former district councilor Mr. Lam Ying Yin wrote a couplet at the Tianti Bookshop and wished Falun Dafa’s founder Master Li Hongzhi a Happy New Year.
https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2021/2/13/190797.html
https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2021/2/13/190797.html
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— Access 160+ million publication pages and connect with 25+ million researchers. Join for free and gain visibility by uploading your research.
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— Mr. Li Hongzhi is the founder of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. The practice combines meditation and gentle exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, …
https://www.theepochtimes.com/falun-gong/falun-gong-founder-…
https://www.theepochtimes.com/falun-gong/falun-gong-founder-…
“Li was the head of Microsoft AI Asia’s GenAI Group before joining Tongji.”
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While one search result mentions the existence of a 'General Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Group' at Microsoft Research, there is no evidence linking a person named Li Hongzhi as the head of this group prior to joining Tongji.
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— University Hospital at Siping Campus Emergency service. Sports+. sports teams PE Courses.Tongji Cherry Blossom Festival. No matter where we go in the future, when the cherry blossoms fly away, there a…
https://www.tongji.edu.cn/eng/
https://www.tongji.edu.cn/eng/
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— The General Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Group is focusing on research of Large Foundation Models and General AI, Natural Language Processing, Speech Processing, and Multimodal AI.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/general-artif…
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/general-artif…
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— Asia.About Tongji and Tongji SEM Since its establishment in 1907, Tongji University has emerged as one of China’s premier public universities, housing a vibrant student community of approximately 35,0…
https://www.isacjobs.com/job/join-tongji-sems-prestigious-re…
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“Li recently returned to China and is a distinguished tenured professor at its Institute of AI for Engineering.”
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The provided evidence does not confirm that Li Hongzhi is a distinguished tenured professor at Tongji University's Institute of AI for Engineering. The search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing the element Lithium, Washington State L&I, and Li Auto stock).
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