US EditionBytedance Rolls Out Seedance 2.0, Drawing Backlash From Hollywood
Bytedance’s AI video tool replicates famous actors, raising fears of unauthorized likeness use and job losses among below-the-line film workers, industry sources warn.
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Viral video portraying Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt leaves viewers shaken: 'It's nothing short of terrifying'
Alarm bells are going off in Hollywood after a series of clips generated by the newest artificial intelligence video tool, Seedance 2.0, widely surpassed "AI slop" in realism and production value. What's happening? The New York Times reported on the reaction to a clip of Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt fighting that was posted by Irish director Ruairi Robinson (@RuariRobinson) to X. This was a 2 line prompt in seedance 2. If the hollywood is cooked guy…
Bytedance rolls out Seedance 2.0, drawing backlash from Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (CBS, KYMA) - A 15-second clip released late last week seemed to have the hallmarks of a big Hollywood studio: Two mega-famous leading men in Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, a choreographed fight scene, sweeping camera moves, sound effects, and even a musical score. However, it was all generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and Hollywood is not happy. At first glance, it looks like an epic fight scene starring two Hollywood heavyweight…
Disney and other entertainment industry giants are accusing ByteDance of copyright infringement.
The article Seedance 2.0: New video AI from China shocks Hollywood first appeared in the online magazine BASIC thinking. About our newsletter UPDATE you start the day with great information every morning. TikTok parent company ByteDance has presented a new AI model that generates hyperrealistic videos by text input. But while Seedance 2.0 is going viral in China, Hollywood is already sounding the alarm and talking about a virtual robbery. Becaus…
Hollywood Groups Condemn ByteDance's AI Video Generator, Claiming Copyright Infringement
Feb. 16, 2026 (AP) – A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations that say Seedance 2.0 “blatantly” violates copyright and uses the likeness of actors and others without permission.Seedance 2.0, which is only available in China for now, lets users generate high-quality AI videos using simple text prompts. The tool quickly gained condemnation from …
A video-generating AI now lives a huge global buzz. Its name? Seedance 2.0!
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