Daily AI news, sourcedAI claims that are circulating but not officially confirmed. Each has a status and a timeline of dated sources, and stays here after it is confirmed or debunked.
| Status | Rumor | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Reported | Is it true that byteDance's GenAI research lead has left to join an embodied-AI venture, and three core members of the team departed within four months, per 36Kr?ByteDance's GenAI research lead exits for embodied AI, per 36Kr · ByteDance | · ByteDance |
| Reported | Can Doubao’s work agent continue authorized Mac computer-use tasks while the screen is locked?Doubao Mac lock-screen computer-use continue · ByteDance | · ByteDance |
How we label rumors
- Unconfirmed
- Circulating with at least one public source we can link to; no official confirmation.
- Reported
- Reported by a news outlet; not confirmed by the company.
- Confirmed
- Confirmed by the company or another official source.
- Debunked
- Denied by the company, retracted by the original source, or shown to be false by the evidence.
We record what sources show, with dates. We don't predict or score how likely a rumor is.