ByteDance's AI Core Department Seed Undergoing Major Restructuring, Dr. Wu Yonghui May Become Key Figure

According to several sources close to ByteDance, the company's AI core department Seed is undergoing rapid strategic adjustments and personnel changes. Dr. Wu Yonghui, a prominent AI expert who recently joined ByteDance from Google and was involved in the development of Gemini, will replace the original head of the LLM team and Seed, Zhu Wenjia, becoming the new head of the Seed department. Currently, the team is restructuring and adjusting reporting relationships.