ByteDance pledges fixes to Seedance 2.0 after Hollywood copyright claims
World • 2h ago
Hollywood groups say the AI video tool uses the likeness of actors and others without permission.
China’s ByteDance has pledged to address concerns over its new artificial intelligence video generator, after Hollywood groups claimed Seedance 2.0 “blatantly” violates copyright and uses the likenesses of actors and others without permission.
The company, which owns TikTok, told The Associated Press news agency on Sunday that it respects intellectual property rights and pledged action to strengthen safeguards.
The tool, called Seedance 2.0, is available only in China for now and lets users generate high-quality AI videos using simple text prompts.
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) said last week that Seedance 2.0 “has engaged in unauthorized use of US copyrighted works on a massive sca...