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February 16, 2026
After spooking Hollywood, ByteDance will tweak safeguards on new AI model
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TL;DR
- ByteDance is improving safeguards on its AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, after receiving copyright infringement complaints.
- Disney and Paramount accuse Seedance 2.0 of violating copyright by distributing and reproducing their intellectual property, including characters and actor likenesses.
- Hollywood trade groups like the MPA and SAG-AFTRA also voiced concerns, calling the AI's actions copyright infringement at a massive scale and a threat to the livelihoods of human talent.
- ByteDance acknowledges the concerns and states it is strengthening safeguards to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likenesses.
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