ByteDance eyes Singapore for genAI push, posts several job openings

WHILE all eyes are on TikTok’s future in the US, its parent firm ByteDance has been busy ramping up its own AI capabilities.

The Chinese tech giant has posted over 100 job openings related to generative AI largely based in Singapore and the US. Close to 40 of the open positions were for LLM roles in the city-state.

Large language models – also known as foundational models – are a type of AI that can generate content like text, images, and videos through the use of prompts. They are trained using large data sets and are built to have machine learning capabilities.