ByteDance Reportedly Plans Muse-Like AI Assistant
Bloomberg, as reported by Engadget and The Next Web, says ByteDance is preparing an AI assistant that could be unveiled within weeks and serve a similar role to Meta's Muse. The product's name, operation, and possible hardware integration remain unspecified, and ByteDance has not confirmed the report. Co-founder Zhang Yiming reportedly told staff that ByteDance could compete with Anthropic and OpenAI, but reach the frontier no earlier than 2029 or 2030.
A Muse-like assistant would mark ByteDance's reported expansion from video generation and chat products into personal AI agents, within a broader strategy that includes hardware, foundation models and data investment.
ByteDance is reportedly working on its own AI agent
The Chinese company wants to compete with Meta’s Muse.
By Karissa Bell Nov. 11, 2026 2:42 pm EST
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