ByteDance reportedly targets coming weeks for Muse-style AI assistant
The planned assistant would resemble Meta’s Muse as ByteDance seeks to compete with leading US AI developers. Co-founder Zhang Yiming told AI staff that matching Anthropic and OpenAI at the cutting edge would take until at least 2029 or 2030, according to Quartz’s account of the plans.
- Bloomberg says the assistant would build on ByteDance’s lead in AI video.
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Bloomberg ByteDance Prepares Muse-Like Agent in Push to Close AI Gap · Bloomberg News
The Next Web ByteDance reportedly plans a Muse-like AI agent within weeks · Ana Maria Constantin
Quartz ByteDance is planning an AI agent similar to Meta's Muse within weeks · Cris Tolomia
PYMNTS ByteDance Builds Assistant to Take on US AI Labs · PYMNTS
Engadget ByteDance is reportedly working on its own AI agent · staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell)
DigiTimes ByteDance plans to release Muse-like AI agent in coming weeks · DIGITIMES