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ByteDance co-founder plans Muse-like AI assistant launch, frontier AI by 2029-2030

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Bloomberg sources report ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming plans to launch a Muse-like AI assistant within the coming weeks, aiming to strengthen the company's lead in AI video. He also stated that ByteDance expects to reach the AI frontier by 2029-2030.

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    Sources: ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming says the company plans to launch a Muse-like AI assistant in the coming weeks and reach the AI frontier by 2029-2030 (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Sources: ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming says the company plans to launch a Muse-like AI assistant in the coming weeks and reach the AI frontier by 2029-2030 — ByteDance Ltd. plans the release of a Muse-like AI assistant in the coming weeks to augment its lead in AI video …

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