TikTok's parent company cut corners when developing its AI chatbot by copying OpenAI's homework, report says

• TikTok parent company ByteDance used OpenAI's API to develop its own chatbot.
• The company also tried to cover up its use of the API, the Verge reported.
• OpenAI said it suspended the company's account while it investigates.

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has been caught using OpenAI technology to advance its own large language model, the Verge reported.