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ByteDance AI Lab

Beijing, China
Founded 2016
1000+ employees

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ByteDance AI Lab focuses on developing core AI technologies powering the TikTok platform and beyond, including the recommendation engine “People You May Know” and computer vision models for content moderation and effects like green screen. Their key innovations lie in large-scale reinforcement learning for personalized recommendations, and they are a leading developer of Chinese Large Language Models, including the series known as “Qwen,” released as open-source models. With over 300 research papers published in top AI conferences, ByteDance AI Lab is a significant contributor to advancements in areas like text-to-image generation and video understanding.

Technology Focus

recommendation systems computer vision llm

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Founded 2016
Status private
Type commercial

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