• AI Entertainment Report Seedance 2.0 might be gen AI video’s next big hope, but it’s still slop Intellectual property theft is still a fundamental part of what makes these kinds of models work. • Intellectual property theft is still a fundamental part of what makes these kinds of models work. • Link Share Gift When Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson began uploading a series of short clips created with Seedance 2.0 - TikTok developerByteDance’s newest video generation model- it was hard to deny that the footage was much more impressive than what we’ve seen from other gen AI outfits. • The clips’ star (a digital duplicate of Tom Cruise) looked a lot like the real thing as it fought Brad Pitt, humanoid robots, and zombies. • And the characters moved with a complex fluidity almost passing for choreography and amplified by kinetic “camerawork.” Gen AI enthusiasts love to proclaim that the traditionally produced entertainment industry is cooked, and some of Hollywood’s biggest studios did seem to be alarmed by Seedance’s recent capabilities as the ersatz-Cruise videos continued to rack up views online.Motion Picture Association,Disney, Paramount, andNetflixeach sent ByteDance cease and desist letters over claims of copyright infringement. • And in response,ByteDance saidthat it would take steps “to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users.” ByteDance has yet to officially release a version of Seedance that prevents users from generating footage the company doesn’t have the rights to create.

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  • ByteDance’s new AI video model, Seedance 2.0, has attracted attention for producing high‑quality clips that feature realistic digital doubles of celebrities such as Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt and zombies. Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson’s short videos demonstrate the model’s advanced motion and camera work, surpassing many competitors. However, the technology relies on large amounts of copyrighted material, prompting cease‑and‑desist notices from the Motion Picture Association, Disney, Paramount, and Netflix. ByteDance has pledged to strengthen safeguards but has not yet released a version that limits unauthorized IP use. Critics argue that, despite its polish, Seedance remains a “slop” generator that depends on IP theft.

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