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Seedance 2.0 causes debate over movie rights

A new AI video generator called Seedance 2.0 has quickly caused a huge reaction in the entertainment world. The system was created by the Chinese tech company ByteDance and can turn text, images, and audio into short, very realistic video clips. Almost as soon as it came out, people online started sharing impressive videos that looked like famous actors in action scenes, even though they were entirely made by AI.

Hollywood studios and industry groups did not take this lightly. The Motion Picture Association said the tool could be breaking copyright law because it lets anyone recreate looks and scenes that resemble well-known films. Some studios like Disney are going further and have asked ByteDance to stop certain activities, saying the AI used their characters and stories without permission.

The reaction from actors’ unions has been strong too. Groups representing performers said the viral AI clips could hurt real people’s work by making it easier to replace them with synthetic versions.

Supporters of the tool see this technology as exciting, showing how advanced AI video creation has become. Critics worry that if it spreads without rules, it could make protecting creative work and paying artists much harder in the future.