The reporter learned that ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo said at the 2026 Mid-Year General Meeting today when talking about the AI business that Doubao has maintained competitiveness in C-side applications, and the video generation model Seedance has maintained SOTA; however, he has also encountered problems such as large language models widening the gap between leading overseas models. “In terms of the big language model, in the future, ByteDance will continue to insist on self-research, do a good job in basic skills, accept short-term backwardness, and stick to long-term optimization.”

The reporter learned that ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo said at the 2026 Mid-Year General Meeting today when talking about the AI business that Doubao has maintained competitiveness in C-side applications, and the video generation model Seedance has maintained SOTA; however, he has also encountered problems such as large language models widening the gap between leading overseas models. “In terms of the big language model, in the future, ByteDance will continue to insist on self-research, do a good job in basic skills, accept short-term backwardness, and stick to long-term optimization.”