Nan Qiao (南乔)
Nan Qiao is the operations lead of AGI Bar, an in-person gathering space for AI practitioners and founders. Next Token Weekly episode 002 was recorded at AGI Bar’s Shanghai venue on September 12, 2026, and Nan Qiao coordinated the recording arrangement with the show.
Thanks in the show
In Weekly #002’s opening chapter “上海开场：本周模型、Agent 与硬件” (Shanghai opening: this week’s models, agents, and hardware) of the Chinese transcript, Xiangyang Qiaomu says: “首先感谢大聪明、南乔，邀请我们在上海的 AGI Bar，录节目” (“First, thanks to Da Congming and Nan Qiao for inviting us to record the show at AGI Bar in Shanghai”) (paragraph). The episode’s show notes on Xiaoyuzhou likewise thank “上海 AGI Bar 提供录制场地，感谢赛博禅心与南乔邀请” (Shanghai AGI Bar for the recording venue, and Cyber Zen and Nan Qiao for the invitation). Nan Qiao appears in these thanks alongside Cyber Zen (“Da Congming”), and the thanks relates to inviting the show to record at AGI Bar in Shanghai. Nan Qiao did not take part in either of the two recorded episodes, and the show itself does not go into her specific responsibilities.
AGI Bar’s operations and team roles
Public reporting credits the founding of AGI Bar to Song De: according to “海淀AI人群图鉴” (a profile of Haidian’s AI community by Jiazi Lightyear), Song De is better known by the nickname “Da Congming” and as the person behind the WeChat account “赛博禅心” (Cyber Zen); in early 2025 he began planning a bar and named it AGI Bar, which opened on Zhongguancun Startup Street in Beijing on June 1, 2025 (republished on Tencent News). Several event reports likewise refer to him as AGI Bar’s principal (“主理人”). Nan Qiao runs AGI Bar’s operations. “Nan Qiao” and “Da Congming” appear as two different names in the episode 002 thanks.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Nan Qiao?
Nan Qiao is the operations lead of AGI Bar. She was thanked in the opening of Next Token Weekly episode 002, alongside “Da Congming” (Cyber Zen), for inviting the show to record at AGI Bar in Shanghai. Public reporting names Song De (better known as “Da Congming,” the person behind the Cyber Zen WeChat account) as AGI Bar’s founder and principal; Nan Qiao is responsible for its operations.
What is AGI Bar?
AGI Bar is an in-person gathering space for AI practitioners and founders. It started on Zhongguancun Startup Street in Beijing in June 2025 and later added a venue in Shanghai, operating as an AI store by day and a bar by night, hosting product launches and industry events. See the AGI Bar entry.