Yang Zhilin

Background

Yang Zhilin is the founder and chief executive of Moonshot AI, a China-based company that makes the Kimi AI models.

He co-founded the company in March 2023 with Zhou Xinyu and Wu Yuxin. He earned a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019.

About Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI: Moonshot AI, formally Beijing Moonshot AI Technology Co., Ltd.

Key facts

Title

Founder and chief executive of Moonshot AIsource

Co-founded Moonshot AI

March 2023, with Zhou Xinyu and Wu Yuxinsource

Doctorate

PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019source

Earlier work

Google Brain and Meta Platforms, during his PhD studiessource

Sources

• Who is Zhilin Yang? Head of Moonshot AI in focus as Kimi K3 closes gap on US models
• Yang Zhilin - Wikipedia