What does Apex Intelligence do?
Apex Intelligence is a Beijing-based foundation model research lab building self-evolving AI systems for open-ended scientific discovery, aiming to position AI as a co-researcher rather than an assistive tool. Founded in June 2026 by Tsinghua professor Yongchao Chen, its team includes researchers from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Kimi, Zhipu AI, Ant Group, Tsinghua, Harvard, MIT, and the University of Michigan.