A DeepSeek engineer's viral post on talent, power, and humanity is a rare snapshot of work at China's frontier AI labs

Business Insider | 15-09-2026 09:12am |

A DeepSeek engineer, Liu Shengyu, wrote a viral blog post reflecting on the possibility that AI could soon surpass him at the work he loves. In the post, titled "I Have No Choice but to Bury My Talent in Yesterday," Liu wrote that in about a year, AI had advanced significantly. He expressed concern that he might keep his job but lose the part that gives it meaning. The post offers a rare glimpse inside China's fast-moving AI scene.

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