ByteDance sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging the training of an internal artificial intelligence (AI) projectGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...ByteDance has responded to rumours widely circulated on Chinese social media over the weekend, over the firing of an intern. The Guardian reported that the TikTok parent confirmed it had sacked an intern for allegedly sabotaging an internal artificial intelligence (AI) project. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/21/tiktok-owner-bytedance-sacks-intern-for-allegedly-sabotaging-ai-projectTikTok has, like other major social media platforms, has jumped aboard the AI bandwagon. In a statement posted on its news aggregator service, Toutiao, ByteDance reportedly said that an intern in the commercial technology team had been dismissed for serious disciplinary violations, according to a translation. ByteDance also reportedly said that reports and rumours on social media contained exaggerations, including over the scale of the disruption.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2024 13:20 UTC