TikTok CEO Sees AI Delivering Scientific Breakthroughs Within 3 Years as ByteDance Expands Research
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 12
TikTok CEO Sees AI Delivering Scientific Breakthroughs Within 3 Years as ByteDance Expands Research
2 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 12
Summary
Shou Zi Chew said AI could produce major breakthroughs in physics, biotech, chemistry and materials science within two to three years, calling the technology still early in its development curve.
ByteDance is already pushing beyond consumer AI: its Seed team unveiled Protenix-v2 in April, a biomolecular structure model aimed at drug discovery and scientific design.
Chew said the near-term impact of AI may be overstated but its long-term potential underestimated, as companies and governments pour money into science-focused models.
That push includes a $1.8 billion initiative announced last week by the U.S. government, Meta and Google to build AI systems that predict cell behavior.
Chew also warned stronger safeguards are needed as AI agents gain autonomy, citing cybersecurity risks and the falling cost for malicious actors to launch fraud and platform attacks.