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 SEED
SEED is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. It was initiated in 2001 by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). Under the name SEED Initiative it was presented as an “Example of Excellence” partnership inter alia by UNEP and BMUB at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 where it was also registered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a Type II Partnership. SEED was originally conceived as an acronym for Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development.
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- 2001