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ByteDance Reportedly Forms New AI Data and Safety Department

ByteDance has reportedly formed a new top-level department focused on AI data and safety, placing it alongside Seed, Flow and Douyin within the company’s organizational structure. The unit is led by Wang Yinglei, a former TikTok executive who oversaw platform responsibility and livestreaming. The department reportedly grew out of a global data team establ...

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ByteDance Reportedly Forms New AI Data and Safety Department: ByteDance has reportedly formed a new top-level department focused on AI data and safety, placing it alongside Seed, Flow and Douyin within the company’s organizational structure. The unit is led by Wang Yinglei, a former TikTok executive who oversaw platform responsibility and livestreaming. The department reportedly grew out of a global data team establ...

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