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Shou Chew

CEO, TikTok (global), TikTok (ByteDance Ltd.)

Search every verified Shou Chew interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, spoke on October 12, 2026, at the inaugural DBS Asia Future Forward Conference, participating in a panel titled "Unlocking Human Potential in an AI Era." During the session, he discussed the role of artificial intelligence in content moderation, noting that AI tools now allow the company to deploy automated agents to assess user experiences and identify guideline violations, including on its live-streaming platform. He also described AI as integrated across TikTok’s app experience, citing its use in video creation and advertising production, where he said AI can reduce the cost of producing a video ad compared to traditional methods. Chew also addressed the broader question of human versus machine capabilities, acknowledging a "nonzero chance" that AI could become superior to humans in certain aspects, while noting that technology evolution has historically kept human beings at the center. He referenced an audience poll on what matters more in the age of AI, with responses including human creativity, judgment, curiosity, relationships, and purpose. The event was organized by DBS, which described it as a platform for discussing ideas and technologies shaping Asia’s next phase of growth.

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“In terms of the TikTok product itself, AI is really touching every part of our app experience from creation, the creation of videos. Right now, if you are a brand company, say you're selling a particular product and you want to post a video ad, it will probably cost you between $100 to $1,000 or even more dollars to make one video because you need to hire a team. You need to hire a production house. Even if you do it”

“I think it's such an interesting survey. I think what is really interesting about this survey is we don't have to question the definition of human here. I think human is a very obviously a very broad term and between human to human even all of us in this room I think it is fair to say our judgment is different. We're going to have a varied judgment between myself and people in various corners of the room. So the fact”

“We have invested more than $1.5 billion to secure the data of our US community and we will spend 12 billion EUR over the next decade to protect the private information of our users across Europe.”

“In Southeast Asia today more than 15 million businesses are already using TikTok to turn online views into real world growth and those businesses credit their presence on TikTok for increasing revenue by 50%. There are 5 million small and midsize businesses in the United States using TikTok the same way. Collectively this business community supports almost a quarter million jobs in communities across America. They've”

“Today in just the kingdom we have 125,000 businesses that use our platform and because you know we talked about this earlier as well you do not need to be famous you don't need to have followers if you have a good message you're going to get an audience on Tik Tok and that's the difference that we bring so businesses with good products and a good message can find it very easy to get access to a large audience on our ”

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