China’s tech company ByteDance is suing a former intern, Tian Keyu, for $1.1 million for allegedly attacking its artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure. The lawsuit, filed in a Beijing court, has attracted attention in China due to the focus on AI LLM technology, which is used to generate text and images from large datasets. While legal disputes between companies and employees are common in China, it is rare for an intern to be sued for such a large sum. ByteDance has accused Tian of sabotaging the team’s model training tasks through unauthorized modifications and code manipulation. The company dismissed Tian in August, and while reports suggest significant losses, ByteDance claims these are exaggerated. The case highlights the competitive AI race in China and the potential risks associated with insider attacks on sophisticated AI technologies.
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