A report cited by ChainCatcher said Zhou Chang, described as one of the core R&D leaders at ByteDance's Seed AI unit, submitted his resignation last week. People familiar with the matter said he is expected to start a company, possibly focused on embodied intelligence, and has already drawn interest from well-known funds, strategic investment arms of major tech companies, and leading large-model unicorns. A person close to Zhou denied that he has left the company.
Public information cited in the report says Zhou holds an undergraduate degree from Fudan University and a PhD from Peking University. He previously led Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen large language model and later joined ByteDance, where he oversaw Seed's multimodal interaction, world model, and Seed Robotics work. The report also said former team members from Zhou's Alibaba period have recently submitted resignations, and that two of them may launch a startup together.
ChainCatcher, citing a report from Top Chinese Tech Community, said Zhou Chang, one of the core R&D leaders at ByteDance's Seed AI unit, submitted his resignation last week.
According to people cited in the report, Zhou is expected to start a company, possibly in embodied intelligence. The report said he has already been approached by well-known funds, strategic investment units of major tech companies, and leading large-model unicorns. A person close to Zhou denied that he has left the company.
Zhou's background and responsibilities
Public information cited in the report shows that Zhou received his undergraduate degree from Fudan University and his PhD from Peking University. He previously served as the head of Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen large model and later joined ByteDance, where he was responsible for Seed's multimodal interaction, world model, and Seed Robotics initiatives.
The report added that former team members from Zhou's Alibaba period have also recently submitted resignations, and that the two may start a company together.
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