So does Facebook and Google - once you get large enough you can create departments that are much less production/profit focussed and more long term.
TikTok has an open computational chemistry position
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#12Is this like when Google started throwing off massive amounts of money, and Larry and Sergei were like, "I dunno, let's solve aging"?
Let’s hope so. Not enough of this in the world:
“We choose to do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard”
But I’d be happy with a little Bell Labs at a few more companies
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#14I wonder if TikTok is investigating alternative display methods beyond just screens. Computational chemistry might be useful for figuring out a way to rearrange molecular structure as a display method.
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#15In the description:
Team Introduction
Scientific Computing team has been focusing on tackling challenges in natural sciences including biology, physics, and materials, with computational tools such as Machine Learning, Computational Chemistry, High-throughput Computation. Our goal is to create breakthroughs in natural science with new methodology and help the world.
Responsibilities
• Follow the latest progress in computational science such as material and biology.
• Solve real-world problems in material and biology, with computational approaches such as molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, and machine learning.
• Optimize and speed up classical molecular dynamics and quantum chemistry algorithms with artificial intelligence and high-throughput computational methods.
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Maybe they do some research related with biology and they need a Computational Chemistry expert?
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#16Is this like when Google started throwing off massive amounts of money, and Larry and Sergei were like, "I dunno, let's solve aging"?
Let’s hope so. Not enough of this in the world: “We choose to do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard” But I’d be happy with a little Bell Labs at a few more companies
More like:
“We choose to do these things not because they are easy but because they are profitable”
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#17If you buy the theory that Bytedance is a covert operation by the Chinese government, then this fits the narrative.
Use the TikTok brand to attract top global talent and perform research in areas of general interest for government agencies.
They only need to build a backdoor for Chinese officials to access the research data.
Sounds far fetched but I believe this is well within the realm of possibilities.
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#19The title of the job opening says computational chemistry, but the details indicate they're looking for someone with credentials in one of a few different computation / simulation specialized fields. If I had to guess, it seems possible they think those types of simulation design skills may be useful for simulating user social behavior somehow?
Re: TikTok has an open computational chemistry position
#20If you buy the theory that Bytedance is a covert operation by the Chinese government, then this fits the narrative. Use the TikTok brand to attract top global talent and perform research in areas of general interest for government agencies. They only need to build a backdoor for Chinese officials to access the research data. Sounds far fetched but I believe this is well within the realm of possibilities.
at some levels a covert operation by the Chinese government
It isn't covert.
They only need to build a backdoor for Chinese officials to access the research data.
If it's located in China the Chinese government can access it, period. It's not secret or a conspiracy; it's how business is done.