ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has fired an intern for destroying an Artificial Intelligence project the company was working on.
ByteDance said the intern was fired as he did something he was not supposed to do.
The company mentioned that the intern was “maliciously interfering” with the training of ByteDance’s generative AI model, Doubao, China’s most popular chatbot.
Reports of Damage Were Exaggerated
In response to the claims circulating online, ByteDance clarified that reports about the extent of the damage caused by the intern were exaggerated.
Contrary to reports that the sabotage caused more than $10 million in damage, ByteDance said the figures were inaccurate and exaggerated.
Intern Was From A Different Department
The intern was working on the ByteDance’s advertising technology team and did not have experience with the AI Lab.
ByteDance also notified the intern’s university and relevant industry bodies about the incident.
