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ByteDance (Jinri Toutiao)

1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2016.

ChinaAsia-PacificNational
Cases
1
Active since
2016
Peak stage
3
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2016

Xiaomingbot (张小明)

AI writing robot that automatically generates sports and finance news for Jinri Toutiao. Debuted covering the 2016 Rio Olympics, producing short match and results reports from live data feeds via templates and NLP.

Content Production & Automation3 – Proficiency1 – Fully Automated
Tool: Xiaomingbot (张小明) — template + NLP news-writing robotSource ↗

Context

ByteDance (Jinri Toutiao) is one of 58 organizations in China documented in the index, which holds 75 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Content Production & Automation, documented across 257 organizations worldwide.

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