Market sources said that Hong Tao, former co-founder and head of commercialization of Baichuan AI, has resigned.
In response to this, Baichuan AI told Yicai that "Hong Tao has resigned from the company for personal reasons. In the early days of the company, he quickly built a commercialization team and laid the foundation for the company's development. We are very grateful for his efforts and contributions."
Baichuan AI was founded by Wang Xiaochuan, the former founder of Sogou, and Hong Tao was previously the chief marketing officer (CMO) of Sogou.
Hong Tao graduated from Tsinghua University and worked for Konka, Yahoo and other companies in his early years, and joined Sogou in 2005.
In July 2023, Hong Tao joined Baichuan AI. As a co-founder, he is mainly responsible for commercialization work.