The scale of ByteDance’s investment in the field of artificial intelligence is eye-catching, and its huge investment in AI is profoundly affecting the AI industry landscape in China and even the world. According to a Zheshang Securities report, ByteDance’s capital expenditure on AI in 2024 will be as high as 80 billion yuan, almost equal to the sum of the three giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, and it plans to double its investment to 160 billion yuan in 2025. This huge amount of money will be mainly used to build autonomous and controllable large-scale data center clusters and purchase AI computing power, which demonstrates ByteDance’s ambitions in the AI field and also heralds new opportunities for the development of China’s AI industry.
In the field of artificial intelligence, ByteDance is increasing investment at an alarming rate. According to the latest report from Zheshang Securities, ByteDance’s capital expenditure on AI will reach 80 billion yuan in 2024, which is close to the total of the three giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent (about 100 billion yuan).
It is expected that this number will double to 160 billion yuan by 2025, of which AI computing power procurement will account for 90 billion yuan, and data center infrastructure and network equipment will account for 70 billion yuan. This scale of investment not only shows Bytedance’s ambition in the AI field, but also indicates that China’s AI industry will usher in new development opportunities.
ByteDance’s huge investment is aimed at building an autonomous and controllable large-scale data center cluster to support its in-depth layout in the AI field. Company founder Zhang Yiming personally participated in the recruitment of AI talents, emphasizing the pursuit of the goal of "general artificial intelligence". Bytedance's large model team is led by the search team and the intelligent creation team, which are responsible for the language and image parts respectively, demonstrating the company's comprehensive advancement in AI technology research and development.
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- **Huge capital expenditure**: ByteDance’s AI capital expenditure in 2024 will reach 80 billion yuan, close to the total of BAT.
- **Budget Doubling Plan**: Capital expenditures are expected to increase to 160 billion yuan in 2025, focusing on investment in AI computing power.
- **AI Talent Strategy**: Zhang Yiming personally recruits AI talents to pursue the goal of "general artificial intelligence".
ByteDance’s huge investment in AI not only reflects its ambitions in the technology field, but also injects strong impetus into the future development of China’s AI industry. Its pursuit of "general artificial intelligence" and its emphasis on talent will have a profound impact on the entire industry. In the future, we will wait and see more breakthroughs from ByteDance in the field of AI.