Did Yao Shunyu deny founding an RSI company and confirm he is still at DeepMind?

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36Kr/The Paper quote Yao’s denial; no conflicting primary filing re-opened.

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    36Kr, citing The Paper, reports AI researcher Yao Shunyu denied circulating claims that he is preparing a recursive self-improvement (RSI) startup, stating he has not founded a company and remains a Google DeepMind employee, and that he does not know the origin of the rumor.

    Source: 36Kr
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Has Yao Shunyu denies RSI startup / still at DeepMind confirmed it?
No. Neither Yao Shunyu denies RSI startup / still at DeepMind nor DeepMind has confirmed it as of Nov 3.
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