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 ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has fired an intern for allegedly &#8220;maliciously interfering&#8221; with the training of one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models. 



The incident, which began circulating on social media over the weekend, has raised concerns about the company&#8217;s AI operations.



The intern, who worked in the advertising technology team, reportedly lacked experience with the AI Lab. 



ByteDance stated that claims regarding the damage caused by the intern are exaggerated.



The company emphasized that its commercial online operations and large language AI models were not affected by the incident, and it denied reports suggesting that the disruption caused over $10 million in damages.



In addition to terminating the intern&#8217;s position in August, ByteDance has notified the intern&#8217;s university and relevant industry bodies about the situation.



ByteDance is known for its popular apps, including TikTok and Douyin, and is heavily investing in AI technology to enhance its offerings, including the Doubao chatbot and a text-to-video tool called Jimeng.

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AUTHOR: Perpetual Tweneboah Koduah

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