Huang Wenhao, head of ByteDance’s Seed Model Evaluation, has reportedly resigned. He previously led the training of the Yi model, and is rumored to be starting a startup next.

Beating AI Express (Dongcha) News: Huang Wenhao, head of model evaluation at ByteDance’s Seed team, has recently left his position and may pursue a startup next. Huang holds a PhD in Computer Science from Peking University and has prior work experience at Microsoft Research Asia and Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI). In 2023, he joined Zero One Infinity (01.AI), founded by Kai-Fu Lee, as a co-founder, serving as Vice President of Algorithms and head of model training, leading the development and launch of large models including Yi-34B and Yi-Large. In August 2024, Huang left Zero One Infinity to join ByteDance’s Seed team, initially handling technical project management and planning while reporting to Zhu Wenjia. In early 2025, after former Google DeepMind Vice President Wu Yonghui took charge of Seed’s basic research, Huang switched to report to Wu. Since then, his work focus has gradually shifted to model evaluation, alongside participation in cutting-edge technology planning and talent recruitment.