{"id":214176,"date":"2026-02-16T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/bytedance-backpedals-after-seedance-2-0-turned-hollywood-icons-into-ai-clip-art\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:20:10","slug":"bytedance-backpedals-after-seedance-2-0-turned-hollywood-icons-into-ai-clip-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/bytedance-backpedals-after-seedance-2-0-turned-hollywood-icons-into-ai-clip-art\/","title":{"rendered":"ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI \u201cclip art\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI \u201cclip art\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2026\/02\/bytedance-backpedals-after-seedance-2-0-turned-hollywood-icons-into-ai-clip-art\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-16 12:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: arstechnica.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Ars could not immediately reach any of these groups to comment on whether ByteDance\u2019s post-launch efforts to add safeguards addressed industry concerns.<\/p>\n

MPA chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin has previously accused ByteDance of disregarding \u201cwell-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Disney and other studios are clearly ready to take down any tools that could hurt their revenue or reputation without an agreement in place, they aren\u2019t opposed to all AI uses of their characters. In December, Disney struck a deal with OpenAI, giving Sora access to 200 characters for three years, while investing $1 billion in the technology.<\/p>\n

At that time, Disney CEO Robert A. Iger, said that \u201cthe rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI, we will thoughtfully and responsibly extend the reach of our storytelling through generative AI, while respecting and protecting creators and their works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creators disagree Seedance 2.0 is a game changer<\/h2>\n

In a blog announcing Seedance 2.0, ByteDance boasted that the new model \u201cdelivers a substantial leap in generation quality,\u201d particularly in close-up shots and action sequences.<\/p>\n

The company acknowledged that further refinements were needed and the model is \u201cstill far from perfect\u201d but hyped that \u201cits generated videos possess a distinct cinematic aesthetic; the textures of objects, lighting, and composition, as well as costume, makeup, and prop designs, all show high degrees of finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

ByteDance likely hoped that the earliest outputs from Seedance 2.0 would produce headlines wowed by the model\u2019s capabilities, and it got what it wanted when a single Hollywood stakeholder\u2019s social media comment went viral.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Seedance 2.0\u2019s rollout, Deadpool co-writer, Rhett Reese, declared on X that \u201cit\u2019s likely over for us,\u201d The Guardian…<\/p>\n

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