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ByteDance Founder Oversees Development of AI Model for Real-Time Spatial Video

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Bloomberg reports, citing sources, that ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is directly overseeing the development of an AI model for real-time spatial video generation. The model could launch as soon as next month, positioning ByteDance to compete with Meta and Alphabet in this emerging space.

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    Sources: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is overseeing the development of an AI model for real-time spatial video, which could launch as soon as next month (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Sources: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is overseeing the development of an AI model for real-time spatial video, which could launch as soon as next month — ByteDance Ltd. is readying an AI model geared for real-time spatial video generation, taking on Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc …

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