Daily Tech Roundup: ByteDance CEO Lambasts Staff for Complacency

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ByteDance CEO lays into staff for complacency after late move into AI

ByteDance Ltd.’s chief urged his staff to resist mediocrity after the company missed the initial wave of generative artificial intelligence (AI) development, becoming the latest Chinese corporate leader to warn employees against falling behind in a fast-changing environment, Bloomberg reported. At a meeting with company’s entire staff Tuesday, CEO Liang Rubo told workers to adopt a sense of crisis — suggesting social video pioneer ByteDance was late to recognize the advent of game-changing technologies such as generative AI.