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Kai-Fu Lee

Founder, 01.AI

Known asTaiwanese computer scientist and investor
RolesFounder, 01.AI
EducationCarnegie Mellon University, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
RecognitionIEEE Fellow, Asia's Most Influential Taiwan, John Jay Award
LinksWikipedia · 01.ai

About Kai-Fu Lee

Kai-Fu Lee is the founder of 01.AI.

01.AI: Yi model series; founded by Kai-Fu Lee.

Kai-Fu studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Columbia University.

Honours for Kai-Fu's work include: IEEE Fellow, Asia's Most Influential Taiwan and John Jay Award.

Today 01.AI ranks #108 of 144 on the AGIX Leaderboard, with 4 papers in the last year. It's one of the companies shaping how general-purpose AI gets built, and Kai-Fu is part of that story.

Facts from public company information, Wikipedia and Wikidata; lab figures from AGIX data, 2 Nov 2026. Kai-Fu, or someone who works with them? Suggest an update.

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