Kimi teen prodigy Chen Guangyu resigns: Joined the company at 16, participated in the R&D of K3's underlying technology, and his work was liked by Elon Musk.

Beating AI Express: 17-year-old AI researcher Nathan Chen (Chen Guangyu) announced he has recently left the Kimi team of Moonshot AI. He joined in November 2025 at just 16 years old, with his tenure lasting less than a year. Chen stated that the past year has been the best experience of his life to date, but he did not disclose the reason for his departure or his next career move.

Chen gained prominence for Kimi’s Attention Residuals paper—research publicly praised by Elon Musk—for which he, Zh

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