Amid China’s tech revolution, a new kind of multidisciplinary star is emerging – one who dominates both coding and sport.
Wu Yiquan, an artificial intelligence (AI) scientist pioneering legal large language models by day, is also making headlines as a rising provincial basketball sensation.
Wu, an assistant professor at the Zhejiang University law school, specialises in developing and training legal large language models for applications in education and research.
The 1.8m-tall (5 feet 9 inches) star caught media attention after he scored 22 as the defender for the West Lake team in a Zhejiang Provincial City Basketball League qualifier match on July 17.
In an interview with Henan-based news site Daxiang News on Wednesday, Wu said scientific research and basketball had things in common.
“The most captivating aspect of basketball is its unpredictability,” he said. “The pregame analysis often differs from the actual situation on the court, which tests one’s ability to adapt in real-time.
