TikTok Owner ByteDance Takes Early Lead in Race to Capitalise on AI
Australian Financial Review
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- 8 Dec 2024
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- 8 Mar 2025, 02:41 pm
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The company has purchased enough cutting-edge Nvidia graphics processing units to build advanced AI models, according to numerous sources.
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The article highlights ByteDance's strategic moves in the AI landscape, emphasizing its acquisition of cutting-edge Nvidia GPUs to bolster its AI capabilities. The company is capitalizing on its position in China by recruiting top talent from significant competitors like Alibaba, positioning itself as a leading force in AI development. This development is crucial as it reflects a broader race among technology giants to dominate AI innovation, with potential implications for global AI governance and safety standards. The focus on generative AI also suggests advancements that could impact discussions around AI safety and the prevention of misuse, although the article primarily explores ByteDance's growth efforts rather than safety measures.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleEleanor OlcottDec 8, 2024 – 6.00pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginBeijing| TikTok-owner ByteDance has emerged as an early frontrunner in the race to capitalise on generative artificial intelligence in China, poaching top talent from local rivals and becoming Nvidia’s biggest customer in the country.The Beijing-based company has lured top AI engineers and researchers away from Alibaba and start-ups such as 01.ai and Zhipu in recent months, according to multiple people with knowledge of the hiring spree. It has also created and expanded teams to work on its large language models and AI products.Loading...Financial TimesSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIChinaNvidiaTikTokUSAMalaysiaGoogleSingaporeFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodNew Zealand pops its cork for one of the world’s great wine festivalsMax AllenWhy Hawaii’s data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundAlex GluyasForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development