According to reports from Blue Whale Finance, Chen Zhijie, the head of algorithms for ByteDance's TikTok, is set to leave the company and has begun preparing a startup project related to artificial intelligence, focusing on AI Coding. Sources reveal that Chen is currently in talks with investors to advance his entrepreneurial plan. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. Chen Zhijie joined ByteDance in April 2022 as Senior Technical Director, primarily responsible for TikTok's recommendation algorithms.