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Goku AI Has Arrived! ByteDance Challenges DeepSeek In The Realm Of Open-source AI

ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, has introduced a series of integrated artificial intelligence (AI) models for image and video creation, collectively named "Goku." This open-source AI model, akin to Llama from Meta and DeepSeek, is specifically designed to produce highly realistic advertising videos. It is anticipated that this AI model will assist content creators and marketers in generating product videos featuring AI influencers, marketing avatars, and other visual demonstrations. 

The name "Goku" appears to be inspired by the popular anime character from the renowned series Dragon Ball. Although ByteDance has not officially confirmed the origin of the name Goku AI, many speculate that it draws inspiration from the character, known for his strength and rapid development, paralleling the ambitions of this AI model to compete with OpenAI and Google in video production. In Japanese, "Goku" translates to "empty consciousness," which can be associated with the continuous learning and evolution of artificial intelligence. 

Furthermore, it is common for Chinese technology companies to adopt names from popular culture, making it unsurprising that ByteDance chose the name Goku for their AI model.  

Operational Mechanism of Goku AI   

The introduction of Goku AI presents a new competitor to other video-generating AI models, including OpenAI's Sora. Similar to other video generation AIs, Goku AI transforms text or images into realistic videos. What sets Goku AI apart is its utilization of the Rectified Flow Transformer (RFT) technique, which enhances the smoothness and realism of the generated videos. 

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