Draft:Max Yuan Hui

Max Yuan Hui (袁辉; pinyin: Yuán Huī; born August 1973) is a Chinese entrepreneur and AI expert who is the founder of Xiao-i (Shanghai Xiao-i Robot Technology Co., Ltd) and Chairman of the Board & CEO of Xiao-I Corporation.

Early life and education
Max Yuan Hui earned an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. During the early stages of his career, Yuan Hui worked at Microsoft China. In 2001, he resigned from Microsoft and founded Xiao-i, a cognitive intelligence company.

Max Yuan Hui serves on multiple public roles including as the vice chairman of China's Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Alliance, the Executive Director of the China Computer Federation (ACF), the vice chairman of the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Development Alliance, the vice chairman of the Shanghai AI Industry Association, and a member of the All-China Youth Federation and the Shanghai IT Youth Talent Association.

Person Patents
Max Yuan Hui has five personal invention patents, including "A Chatbot System," "A Short Message Robot System," "An AI-based Knowledge Q&A Rapid Processing System," and "A Method and Device for Achieving Instant Messaging Among Multiple Members in an Instant Messaging Group."

Recent Event Attendances

 * In March 2023, Max Yuan Hui attended and spoke on the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference
 * In June 2023, Max Yuan Hui attended and spoke on the 16th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Conference in Bangkok
 * In November 2023, Max Yuan Hui attended and spoke on the Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2023.
 * In November 2023, Max Yuan Hui attended and spoke on the Fortune Global Forum 2023 in Abu Dhabi.

Patent Case
In June 2012, as Xiao-i sued Apple Inc., Max Yuan Hui was involved into the eight-year-long patent invalidity litigation. The Xiao-i chatbot had been granted a patent in 2009 (Patent No.: ZL200410053749.9), described as a chat robot system that “can complete conversations in natural language,” and Max Yuan Hui believed that the features and technical path between the Xiao-i chatbot and Apple's Siri were consistent. After multiple rounds of appeals and trials, the Supreme People's Court Of the People's Republic of China made a final ruling in June 2020, upholding the validity of Xiao-i’s patent.

In September 2021, Xiao-i demanded that Apple cease the sale of iPhone products that have allegedly infringed on Xiao-i's patent and claimed RMB 10 billion in compensation.

As of today, this dispute remains unresolved.