[Yao Shunyu Denies Founding AI Company: Still a Google DeepMind Employee] According to a report by The Paper on November 3rd, Yao Shunyu, a senior research scientist at Google DeepMind, explicitly denied rumors circulating online that he was preparing to launch an AI startup focused on Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI) with a project valuation as high as $2 billion. He stated, "I have not founded a company and am still a Google DeepMind employee," adding that he had no idea where the rumors originated. Previously, reports indicated that Yao Shunyu's startup team was nearing completion and aimed to attract research and engineering talent from leading AI labs such as Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and OpenAI. This is not the first time Yao Shunyu has responded to startup rumors. On October 12th, he publicly stated that he currently has no plans to raise funds in China and urged the public not to waste time on related rumors.