Motion Picture Association Pushes ByteDance to Curb Seedance 2.0 AI Infringement

The Motion Picture Association sent a letter to ByteDance on Friday urging it to delete studio IP from the Seedance training ...
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The growing war over Seedance 2.0’s ‘digital heist’

Seedance 2.0 is revolutionizing AI video, but at what cost? Explore the fallout from Hollywood lawsuits, new global regulations and the rising water crisis.
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Motion Picture Association sends cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0

The Motion Picture Association on Friday sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, alleging the Chinese tech giant has been involved in "pervasive and widespread infringement" of its members' ...

That AI Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise Fight? It May Not Be As ‘AI’ As It Seems

A clip featuring a fight between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise that supposedly was generated by AI in two prompts has left some viewers concerned about the future of the film industry. Ruairi Robinson, an ...

AI could unite warring legacy media companies as copyright controversy grows

Few things have united sharp-elbowed Hollywood quite like the threat of AI, at least when it comes to copyright issues.
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What is Seedance and why does it have Hollywood spooked?

In February 2026, the release of Seedance 2.0 from Chinese company Bytedance marked a significant shift in the generative AI ...

Seedance Just Triggered a Multi-Studio Legal Storm. Here’s What it Means for the Future of Media

Hollywood studios are suing ByteDance’s new Seedance AI video generator, which threatens IP of the entertainment industry.

The generative AI ad playbook—red flags, real wins and hard lessons

Generative AI use in ads is rising fast. On Ad Age Insider, hear where brands succeed, where campaigns fail and how disclosure, quality and brand fit shape consumer response.
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You have seen the AI video of "Tom Cruise" and "Brad Pitt" — is it the beginning of the end for Hollywood?

A viral AI video created with ByteDance’s new Seedance 2.0 tool shows hyper-realistic versions of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting over Jeffrey Epstein, prompting Hollywood to accuse the Chinese ...

The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic

Last year DeepSeek, another Chinese AI model, sent shockwaves around the world with its low-cost large language model. It quickly overtook ChatGPT as the most-downloaded free app on Apple's US store.
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Hollywood Reacts to Unreal Realistic AI-Generated Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt Fight Clip | WATCH

A viral AI-generated clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting has ignited concern in Hollywood over the future of the industry. According to The Guardian, the 15-second video was created by Irish ...

China’s latest AI is so good it’s spooked Hollywood. Will its tech sector pump the brakes?

Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence ...