Who is Nathan Chen, the Chinese teen AI prodigy being courted by Silicon Valley?

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Chow, V. (2026, October 16). Who is Nathan Chen, the Chinese teen AI prodigy being courted by Silicon Valley? South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3371117/who-nathan-chen-chinese-teen-ai-prodigy-being-courted-silicon-valley?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Vincent Chow

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Nathan Chen, a 17-year-old AI researcher from China, has announced his departure from Moonshot AI in Beijing to move to the United States. At Moonshot, Chen contributed significantly to key innovations within just under a year. His decision has sparked speculation about which Silicon Valley company might recruit him, given the fierce competition for top talent between US tech firms and Chinese tech hubs.
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Nathan Chen, a 17-year-old Chinese artificial intelligence researcher, has announced his departure from Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based startup, to move to the United States. Chen joined Moonshot less than a year ago and played an instrumental role in several key innovations there. His decision to leave China for Silicon Valley is seen as significant amid ongoing competition between tech hubs in both countries over elite talent acquisition. Chen shared his plans on social media, expressing that working at Moonshot had been "the best [year] of my life so far."

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Chen’s move to the US comes after a short stint at Moonshot, where he played an instrumental role in several core innovations A 17-year-old artificial intelligence researcher formerly with Moonshot AI has announced his departure for the United States, sparking intense speculation about his next move amid heated competition for elite talent between Silicon Valley and China’s tech hubs.
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Chen’s move to the US comes after a short stint at Moonshot, where he played an instrumental role in several core innovations A 17-year-old artificial intelligence researcher formerly with Moonshot AI has announced his departure for the United States, sparking intense speculation about his next move amid heated competition for elite talent between Silicon Valley and China’s tech hubs. asserted
researcher → come → Valley
Nathan Chen Guangyu wrote on social media on Thursday that he had left the Beijing-based start-up after less than a year, describing his time there as “the best [year] of my life so far”. asserted
he → write → life
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