In 1997, Sun Tianxiang joined Baidu and became the responsible person for the Basic Model Research and Development Department.

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01/07/2026
Recently, the technical expert in the field of large models, Sun Tianxiang, officially joined Baidu as the head of the basic model research and development department. Sun Tianxiang simultaneously joins the Baidu Model Committee this time. From researching and developing MOSS to proposing MaaS and then to his subsequent entrepreneurial direction, his academic and industrial path aligns closely with Baidu's strategic investment direction in basic models. Han Rui, the first round investor in Sun Tianxiang's previous entrepreneurial project, commented on him, "He is definitely a passionate individual."