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ByteDance has terminated an intern for allegedly sabotaging the training of its AI model. The company clarified that the intern's actions did not significantly impact its commercial operations or AI models. ByteDance also dismissed claims of over $10 million in damages as exaggerated and inaccurate.
The incident involved an intern from the commercialization technology team, who lacked experience in the AI Lab. ByteDance has taken steps to inform the intern's university and industry bodies about the situation. The company continues to invest heavily in AI technologies, including its popular Doubao chatbot and a text-to-video tool called Jimeng.
• ByteDance fired an intern for interfering with AI model training.
• The company denied claims of significant damage from the incident.
An AI model refers to a mathematical representation used to perform tasks like language processing, as seen with ByteDance's Doubao.
Generative AI creates new content based on learned patterns, exemplified by ByteDance's chatbot.
GPUs are hardware used to accelerate AI computations, crucial for training complex models like those at ByteDance.
ByteDance is a Chinese technology company known for its AI-driven applications, including the Doubao chatbot.
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