Byte is exploring combining big models with hardware, both by developing its own AI hardware and partnering with external hardware companies, according to LatePost.
The first product from the Byte AI hardware team is said to be thesmartphone,The headset will be implantedBean curdLarge ModelThe headset will be available for use at any time, and will be combined with Byte 2023's conversational AI app, Doubao App, which launches in August: when wearing the smart headset, users will be able to use Doubao at any time through voice conversations, and they will be able to control the headset on the Doubao App as well.
ByteDanceThis month, we have completed the acquisition of Oladance, an open headphone brand (main company: Shenzhen Dazhou Future Technology Co., Ltd.), and realized 100%'s holding.
Byte's AI hardware team is currently based primarily on Big Ten Future Tech's people, and is part of Flow, Byte's AI product team, as well as a handful of people from a hardware company founded by Kayden (the head of Byte's AI hardware-related team) in 2020, whose patents and team were partially acquired by Byte in 2022.
Reports say Byte is also exploring the direction of AI glasses, possibly investing in a new company or forming an internal team, and that a former big model core of an Internet company is already working with Byte on AI glasses.