Beijing-based ByteDance said on Tuesday the head of its artificial intelligence lab will leave the company, as its short-video app TikTok faces US scrutiny over security and privacy issues, reported Reuters.
Ma Wei-Ying joined ByteDance from Microsoft to become a vice president and head of the AI lab in 2017.
His departure comes as TikTok faces regulatory challenges across the globe, and a potential ban by the US government over suspicions Beijing could force its Chinese owner to turn over user data.