What kind of person is DeepSeek's founder, Liang Wenfeng?

An answer from his old university classmate.

What kind of person is DeepSeek's founder, Liang Wenfeng? An answer from his old university classmate. Jarrett Ye Nov 23, 2025 6 Share Author: 清风学渣 Link: https://www.zhihu.com/question/10967114707/answer/1904046054904665233 Source: Zhihu Copyright belongs to the author. For commercial reprints, please contact the author for authorization. For non-commercial reprints, please indicate the source. I’ve seen a lot of discussions about Liang Wenfeng online. Yesterday, I happened to be on the phone with a close friend from my university year, and we talked about him too. So here, I’ll shamelessly pi

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