ByteDance establishes new AI department Flow, creating multiple AI application products.

2023-11-28

ByteDance recently established the AI innovation business team Flow, led by Vice President of Technology Hong Dingkun and Head of the Large Model Team Zhu Wenjia. According to reports, Flow focuses on the development of AI application layer and has launched two products, Dou Bao and Cici, with multiple innovative projects in incubation. The establishment of Flow is another important move by ByteDance in the field of AI. Since this year, ByteDance has established large model teams in both language and image modalities, led by Zhu Wenjia, the technical leader of TikTok. In addition, ByteDance also began internal testing of an AI dialogue product called Grace in June, which is the predecessor of Dou Bao. Currently, both domestic and foreign major companies and startups are engaged in fierce competition in the large model market, and the underlying model capabilities are already sufficient to support various AI applications. The competition in the AI application layer has also begun, which is considered the key for domestic companies to seize this AI wave. ByteDance has been known as the "App Factory" in the era of mobile internet, with the ability to create super C-end apps. Now, ByteDance is extending this capability to the era of large models, arousing market expectations.