TikTok: CHINA STARTS THE CLOCK.

The article acknowledges ByteDance, an Internet technology firm based in China, for the development of artificial intelligence-powered algorithms responsible for the mechanics of its video app TikTok. Topics discussed include popularity of TikTok among the Generation Z pre-teenagers, impact on the operations of ByteDance in the field of AI, and AI developments under the administration of its founder, former Microsoft engineer Zhang Yiming.