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ByteDance Denies 100M Yuan Salary for AI Recruit

4/18/2026

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  • China's AI sector is intensifying competition as firms recruit from peers and attract overseas researchers.
  • Guo Daya, a lead researcher from DeepSeek, reportedly joined ByteDance's Seed AI team with a salary of 100 million yuan.
  • ByteDance's Li Liang denied the 100 million yuan figure, saying compensation includes cash and equity.
  • Li Liang did not confirm Guo Daya's employment status, noting Guo's name has not appeared in ByteDance's internal records.