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What if there was an AI coding tool that had algorithms as sophisticated as TikTok’s? That thought experiment is now a reality, with today’s launch of a Chinese AI coding tool called Verdent.
The founding CEO is Zhijie Chen, previously head of algorithms at ByteDance — where TikTok was created. According to Chen, Verdent aims to “redefine how software gets written.”
I conducted an email interview with Chen, to find out how his experience leading TikTok’s algorithm development helped him create this new AI coding tool. Chen was…
