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CNBC AI News – A recent internal memo from ByteDance’s corporate ethics and disciplinary committee has revealed that the tech giant has terminated the employment of two former employees, who were involved in its Seed unit (the team behind the Doubao large language model). The terminations are a result of a breach of the company’s conflict of interest policy.
According to the memo, a former employee from the Seed team and a former HRBP (Human Resources Business Partner) who supported the team were found to have a close relationship that violated company regulations. Specifically, the relationship was not disclosed, despite being in a prohibited scenario as defined by ByteDance’s conflict of interest policy, a scenario which included situations of close working relationships between the HRBP and the employee.
Further complicating matters, the two individuals allegedly made false statements during the internal investigation into the matter. These actions represent a serious violation of ByteDance’s corporate policies.
As a consequence, ByteDance has dismissed both employees and has withheld their annual bonuses. This action underscores the company’s commitment to upholding ethical standards, even amidst its rapid growth and aggressive expansion in the AI sector.
The matter appears to have been triggered by reports circulating on social media, which initially alleged a potential relationship issue between a key technical lead within the Doubao team, along with their supporting HRBP.
Public records identify the technical lead, leading the LLM (Large Language Model) team, as someone who previously reported to the former Vice President of Google’s DeepMind.
Both individuals have since left the company, according to internal company records.
This incident is not an isolated case within ByteDance. The company has been actively cracking down on internal misconduct. In March of this year, ByteDance announced that it had terminated the employment of 353 employees for violations of company policy in 2024. An additional 39 employees were also referred for criminal prosecution.
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