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ByteDance trains massive AI model to compete with US rivals
Ars Technica ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic
TikTok parent company ByteDance is reportedly training a new artificial intelligence model with up to 10 trillion parameters.
Why it matters
A model of this scale could significantly close the technology gap between Chinese AI firms and leading US labs like Anthropic and OpenAI.
Latest brief · Aug 7, 2026