Recently, news regarding significant changes within ByteDance's AI team has been widely circulated online. In response to this report, Douyin's Vice President Li Liang issued a formal statement today via Weibo to clarify the related rumors.
Li Liang pointed out that an article titled "ByteDance's AI Team Restructuring" contains several pieces of inaccurate information. Claims in the article regarding Vice President of Technology Yang Zhen's impending retirement and Feng Jia's plans to leave for entrepreneurship are based on unreliable sources. Furthermore, reports about Zhang Yiming visiting Wang Junyu, the founder of Wandoujia, and the Shanghai Mosu Space startup are also not true.
Li Liang stated that he hopes this public clarification can correct these inaccuracies and prevent any misunderstandings among colleagues, clients, and partners. He emphasized that ByteDance's investments and development plans in the field of artificial intelligence have always been based on the company's strategic planning and market demands, and there is no so-called "major restructuring."
This clarification from Li Liang undoubtedly puts an end to the recent rumors surrounding ByteDance's AI team. In the future, ByteDance's development trends in the field of artificial intelligence will continue to attract significant attention from the industry.