ByteDance’s AI chip chief has submitted his resignation, report says

ByteDance's AI chip and data processing unit chief, Shi Yunfeng, has submitted his resignation according to a report by LatePost. Shi joined the company in 2018 and oversaw the development of a custom AI accelerator modeled on Google's Tensor Processing Units. Although the chip reached tape-out this year, its performance reportedly fell short of expectations, prompting the team to develop a successor. Open article →