About
Ziang Xie is the founder of Sapling.ai, which provides an API and SDK toolkit for integrating language model capabilities into applications. He studied computer science at Stanford University.
Founder at Sapling.aiYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Ziang went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Sapling IntelligenceCEOcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- GoogleResearch Intern (Brain Team)2016Mountain View
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratorySoftware Engineering Intern2010
Skills & more
Language Modeling3Natural Language Processing (NLP)8Machine Learning5Deep Learning6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ziang Xie?
- Ziang Xie is the founder of Sapling.ai, which provides an API and SDK toolkit for integrating language model capabilities into applications. He studied computer science at Stanford University.
- Where does Ziang Xie work?
- Ziang Xie is Founder of Sapling.ai.
- What companies did Ziang Xie found?
- Ziang Xie founded Sapling.ai.
- Where did Ziang Xie go to school?
- Ziang Xie studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, EECS); Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Y Combinator.
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