# TikTok's Parent Company Fires Intern for Alleged AI Project Sabotage! 🚫

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/tiktoks-parent-company-fires-intern-for-alleged-ai-project-sabotage/294180>\
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**Tags:** tools, technology\
**Created:** [October 22, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tiktoks-parent-company-fires-intern-for-alleged-ai-project-sabotage/294180 "2024-10-22T02:02:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tiktoks-parent-company-fires-intern-for-alleged-ai-project-sabotage/294180/1 "2024-10-22T02:02:41Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Intern’s Dismissal**  
**ByteDance** , the parent company of TikTok, has fired an intern for allegedly “maliciously interfering” with the training process of its **Doubao** generative AI model, which is one of the most popular chatbots in China.

2. **Company’s Defense**  
ByteDance refuted claims regarding the severity of the damage, asserting that reports about over **$10 million** in losses due to the intern’s actions were exaggerated and inaccurate. They emphasized that their commercial AI operations remained unaffected.

3. **Intern’s Background**  
The individual in question was part of the advertising technology team and lacked experience in the company’s AI Lab. ByteDance mentioned that misinformation about the intern’s profile had circulated on social media and in certain media reports.

4. **Official Actions Taken**  
In addition to firing the intern in August, ByteDance has reported the incident to the intern’s university and relevant industry bodies, highlighting their commitment to addressing the issue seriously.

5. **Impact on AI Training**  
The company clarified that the disruption did not compromise their AI training systems, which rely on thousands of powerful **GPU** units.

**Read more at:** [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v62gg49zro)