China’s ByteDance is delaying the global rollout of its Seedance 2.0 video-generating AI model, according to a report from The Information.
When it debuted in China in February, Seedance 2.0 caused a stir, as high-quality AI-generated videos made with the new model flooded social media, featuring existing actors and familiar intellectual property, including Tom Cruise and Star Wars. Unlike typical AI slop — or even advanced video from other AI-generation models — some of the Seedance-generated videos posted looked photorealistic enough to be mistaken for footage from big-budget Hollywood films or TV shows.
The model was expected to be rolled out to other countries by mid-March, but according to the report, ByteDance is working on ways to address legal and copyright issues that would arise in countries outside China.
Hollywood studios and unions did not react kindly to the videos that surfaced online in February.
The Motion Picture Association demanded that ByteDance
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