PDD is Watch Brooklyn Ninehiring for large language model-related roles as the e-commerce company doubles down on AI prospects, as seen on multiple recruitment websites. The owner of the budget shopping app is offering salaries of up to RMB 80,000 a month ($11,275) for staff with at least one year of experience in modeling NLP algorithms, according to recruitment details. Engineers will be responsible for supporting the adoption of AI-generated content across the company’s businesses, including customer services and user growth. Chinese tech outlet TechPlanet added more details on AI development at PDD in a Wednesday report, saying the operator of Pinduoduo and Temu has already set up an AI model team at its Shanghai headquarters with dozens of staff. [TechNode reporting; TechPlanet]
