TikTok has an open computational chemistry position

#1

Post by ISL » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 1:40 PM UTC

Re: TikTok has an open computational chemistry position

#2

Post by goldenchrome » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 1:58 PM UTC

What could that possibly be for?

#3

Post by ProjectArcturis » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 1:59 PM UTC

Is this like when Google started throwing off massive amounts of money, and Larry and Sergei were like, "I dunno, let's solve aging"?

#4

Post by tclancy » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 1:59 PM UTC

goldenchrome wrote: post #2

What could that possibly be for?

Dating site spinoff.

#5

Post by beshur » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 1:59 PM UTC

(Happy Jesse Pinkman noises)

#6

Post by JohnJamesRambo » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:00 PM UTC

I’m thoroughly confused. I’ve worked with many computational chemists and nothing they did matches anything TikTok is into that I’m aware of.

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Post by DoktorDelta » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:01 PM UTC

goldenchrome wrote: post #2

What could that possibly be for?

Maybe they're looking for someone who can leverage computational neurochemistry to make the app more addictive?

#8

Post by pcmill » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:01 PM UTC

goldenchrome wrote: post #2

What could that possibly be for?

Tracking viral videos?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:01 PM UTC

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Post by case0x00 » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:02 PM UTC

[techcrunch article from 2020](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/bytedance-ai-drug/). I guess its not actually tiktok, but bytedance