[ByteDance Seed Establishes Dedicated Department for Large Model Safety and Alignment] ByteDance Seed recently issued an internal email announcing the establishment of the 'Seed Model-Alignment & Preparedness' department, which will be led by Yan Lin and report to Seed head Wu Yonghui. Members of the original Responsible AI team and some members of the Chat team will transition to the new department. The purpose of this department is to strengthen investment in safety and alignment efforts. The core of alignment is to ensure that the behavior of models remains consistent with human intentions and safety constraints, thereby enhancing the safety capabilities of Agent Models and mitigating risks associated with advanced capabilities such as CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear).