ByteDance Fires Intern Amid AI Sabotage Claims

ByteDance Fires Intern Amid AI Sabotage Claims

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Updated 12 hours ago

Incident and Response

, the parent company of , terminated an intern for allegedly sabotaging an AI training session, asserting the actions were "malicious" but denying significant financial damage.

The company refuted claims that the incident caused "tens of millions of dollars" in damages, emphasizing that their commercial operations and large language models were unaffected.

ByteDance's AI Development and Challenges

ByteDance is focusing on AI development, including a model trained with chips, amid U.S. restrictions on advanced AI chip exports.

The company faces scrutiny over its AI algorithms' impact on children and legal challenges from U.S. states over TikTok's alleged harm to youth mental health.
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