Major Upgrade of ByteDance's Douyin AI Products — Early Investor Chen Weixing Launches New Criticism

However, these same advantages — especially personalized recommendations and interest-based content matching — have also drawn sharp criticism.Just a day before ByteDance's launch event, Chen Weixing, an early investor in the company and founder of Kuaidi Dache, criticized Douyin again via his account “Funcity Holdings,” stating that AI must benefit all people. He previously accused Douyin AI of “manipulating users’ consciousness through algorithms.”

14/06/2025