ByteDance All-Hands Addresses Why It Builds Its Own Large Models

ByteDance held its latest all-hands meeting where CEO Liang Rubo addressed the rationale behind the company's decision to develop its own large language models. The meeting highlighted ByteDance's in-house AI models, including Doubao and Seedance, as part of its strategic push to build proprietary AI capabilities. This move is seen as a way for ByteDance to reduce reliance on external AI providers and to better integrate AI across its products. The all-hands meeting served to communicate the company's long-term vision and reassure employees about its direction in the competitive AI landscape.