Zhang Yiming

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has been actively involved in the group's AI strategy even though he has stepped down as CEO, insiders at ByteDance said, according to a Dec. 8 report in the Financial Times. Zhang personally oversaw the recruitment of AI engineers and researchers from rival companies, the people said. Zhang has spoken internally about his goal of "universal AI," a system with human-like intelligence. The report also mentioned that some industry insiders are skeptical of this goal, as the company has made several failed bets on the future of the technology. He has previously traveled ...