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ByteDance offers AI team special stock to combat poaching

ByteDance is offering special stock grants to employees in its artificial intelligence division to prevent rival companies from poaching its talent. The move aims to retain key AI researchers and engineers amid intensifying competition in the sector.

read1 min publishedMay 26, 2026

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