Sources: ByteDance is offering low-priced stock options linked to growth in its Seed AI division to staff of the unit, a first, to fend off poaching from rivals (Financial Times)

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ByteDance is tying Seed AI staff options to division growth, escalating compensation competition for top Chinese AI talent.

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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260526/p4#a260526p4" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/">Financial Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/557561df-4b72-48e8-89cb-239829de694a">Sources: ByteDance is offering low-priced stock options linked to growth in its Seed AI division to staff of the unit, a first, to fend off poaching from rivals</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; ByteDance is offering special stock to employees of its AI lab to fend off poaching from rivals as China's tech talent war heats up.</p>