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ByteDance Sacks Doctoral Intern for Allegedly Sabotaging AI Project, Denies $10M Damage

Oct 21, 2024, 09:33 AM

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has dismissed a doctoral intern from its ad tech team for allegedly sabotaging an AI project. The intern was accused of disrupting AI model training with malware. Despite reports of $10M in damages, ByteDance has denied any major losses, asserting that its AI models remain unaffected. This incident has sparked discussions about workplace ethics and the implications of technology misuse within the tech industry.