ByteDance may have nicked OpenAI's tech

Stefan Mileschin · 19th December 2023, 07:25

Developed its own competing large language model (LLM)

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has been accused of using OpenAI's technology to develop its own competing large language model (LLM).

The use of the LLM directly violates OpenAI's terms of service, which states that its model output can't be used 'to develop any artificial intelligence models that compete with its products and services.'

The Verge has found internal ByteDance documents showing that the OpenAI API has been relied on to develop its foundational LLM, codenamed Project Seed, during nearly every development phase, including for training and evaluating the model.

Employees involved are well aware of the implications; I've seen conversations on Lark, ByteDance's internal communication platform for employees, about how to "whitewash" the evidence through "data desensitisation."

https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/58124-b...-openai-s-tech

19th December 2023, 07:25	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	ByteDance may have nicked OpenAI's tech Developed its own competing large language model (LLM) TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has been accused of using OpenAI's technology to develop its own competing large language model (LLM). The use of the LLM directly violates OpenAI's terms of service, which states that its model output can't be used 'to develop any artificial intelligence models that compete with its products and services.' The Verge has found internal ByteDance documents showing that the OpenAI API has been relied on to develop its foundational LLM, codenamed Project Seed, during nearly every development phase, including for training and evaluating the model. Employees involved are well aware of the implications; I've seen conversations on Lark, ByteDance's internal communication platform for employees, about how to "whitewash" the evidence through "data desensitisation." https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/58124-b...-openai-s-tech

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Bing Chat powered by OpenAI tech is rolling out to Chrome and Safari	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	25th July 2023 07:28
Google nicked ChatGPT’s data	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	31st March 2023 15:28
ByteDance snaps up Moonton	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	23rd March 2021 09:25
Tesla nicked using a smartphone	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	24th September 2018 12:23
Hackers nicked $6 million from a Russian bank	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	18th February 2018 21:00
Japanese claimed nicked its good name on the iPhone X	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	28th October 2017 08:53
Oculus nicked our ideas claims ZeniMax	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	20th January 2017 07:45
Apple nicked Facetime tech	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	4th October 2016 09:33
HTC nicked Nokia's power-saving technology	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	20th March 2013 11:56
Apple nicked our Siri	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	1st August 2012 09:43