Zhang Yiming enters private equity, insiders say his focus shifts to big models and AI

2024-12-19 20:16:41

According to The Paper, an informed source said that although he has stepped down as CEO, Zhang Yiming has shifted his focus to the strategy and research of large models and AI (artificial intelligence). It is understood that Zhang Yiming is not only personally responsible for recruiting Chinese AI talents from competing companies, but also repeatedly emphasized the goal of pursuing "general artificial intelligence" internally. ByteDance insiders said that Zhang Yiming is extremely focused on achieving general artificial intelligence (AGI).

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