After spooking Hollywood, ByteDance will tweak safeguards on new AI model
The Verge • 2/13/2026 – 2/16/2026
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Recency Multiplier74% (0.5^21/48)
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- 2026-02-13
- 2026-02-14
- 2026-02-15
- 2026-02-16After spooking Hollywood, ByteDance will tweak safeguards on new AI model (current)
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