However, the company asserted that the assertions “contain some exaggerations and inaccuracies” regarding the magnitude of the harm inflicted by the unidentified person.
It follows accounts of the incident that went viral on social media over the weekend.
The most widely used AI chatbot in the nation is the Doubao ChatGPT-like generative AI model from the Chinese tech behemoth.
According to a statement from ByteDance, “the individual has no experience with the AI Lab and was an intern with the [advertising] technology team.”
Some media reports and their social media profile are inaccurate.
The company further stated that the intern’s conduct had no impact on its commercial web operations, including its massive language AI models.
Additionally, ByteDance refuted claims that the event disrupted an AI training system consisting of thousands of potent graphics processing units (GPUs), causing damage exceeding $10 million.
ByteDance stated that it had notified the intern’s university and industry associations about the incident in addition to terminating the employee in August.
Some of the most well-known social media apps in the world, such as TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, are run by ByteDance.
Because of how user-friendly its apps are, it is frequently regarded as a leader in algorithm development.
