Veteran Google AI researcher joins Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance in lead research role
Wu Yonghui, a former "Google Fellow," has joined ByteDance to spearhead foundational AI research within the company's Seed department. This move signals ByteDance's ambition to push the boundaries of AI technology, particularly after the surge in interest sparked by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Wu, who spent 17 years at Google, will report directly to ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo from his base in San Jose, California. The Seed department was established in early 2023 to focus on large language models and generative AI. Wu's last role at Google was as vice-president of research at DeepMind, Google's AI research lab, highlighting his extensive experience in the field.
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Wu Yonghui, a former "Google Fellow," has joined ByteDance to spearhead foundational AI research within the company's Seed department. This move signals ByteDance's ambition to push the boundaries of AI technology, particularly after the surge in interest sparked by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Wu, who spent 17 years at Google, will report directly to ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo from his base in San Jose, California. The Seed department was established in early 2023 to focus on large language models and generative AI. Wu's last role at Google was as vice-president of research at DeepMind, Google's AI research lab, highlighting his extensive experience in the field.
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