Huawei's Pangu LLM: Whistleblower Exposes Plagiarism Scandal
2025-07-06
A Huawei Noah's Ark Lab employee working on the Pangu large language model has come forward with a shocking exposé of plagiarism within the company. The whistleblower alleges that Wang Yunhe's small model lab repeatedly 're-skinned' models from other companies (like Qwen), presenting them as Huawei's own Pangu models to gain recognition and rewards. The account details intense internal pressure, unfair treatment, and significant talent drain, raising serious questions about Huawei's LLM development management.