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ByteDance Establishes Dedicated AI Safety Unit
ByteDance’s Seed AI lab is creating a standalone safety and alignment department, led by Yan Lin and reporting to the lab’s head, as it develops more capable models and AI agents. The unit will work on alignment training, safety testing and risk monitoring, including safeguards against misuse and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks; Seed is also recruiting researchers and plans to collaborate with external evaluators.
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About ByteDance
ByteDance is a Chinese internet technology company based in Haidian, Beijing. Its associated variable interest entity, ByteDance Ltd, is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
Everything about ByteDance →- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Headquarters
- Beijing
- Inception
- May 3, 2016
- Website
- https://bytedance.com/
