AI Expert Tan Xu Joins Dark Side of the Moon, Responsible for Developing End-to-End Speech Models

According to media reports, Tan Xu, former Chief Research Manager at Microsoft Research Asia, joined the startup Dark Side of the Moon in August, primarily responsible for developing end-to-end speech models. One important goal after Tan's joining is to create a speech experience similar to GPT-4o for the company. Dark Side of the Moon has not yet responded, but insiders have confirmed Tan's employment, and specific position details have not been finalized. Public information indicates that Tan Xu's research areas include deep learning, language/speech/music processing, and AI content generation, with publications in AI academic conferences.