ByteDance launches AI bot platform Coze to take on OpenAI amid chatbot hype
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ByteDance launches Coze, a platform similar to OpenAI's GPT for building customized AI chatbots
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Coze allows users to create bots without coding and share them across ByteDance apps like TikTok and Feishu
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Launch follows reports ByteDance was planning a "bot development platform" to compete with OpenAI
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Comes as ByteDance shuts down some non-AI businesses to refocus on generative AI amid ChatGPT hype
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ByteDance CEO criticized employees for not reacting fast enough to the release of ChatGPT in November 2022