ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art”

ByteDance is adding safeguards to Seedance 2.0 to block AI-generated iconic characters and deepfakes. The move follows Hollywood backlash and cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount. Seedance 2.0 users had created AI videos featuring copyrighted characters like Spider-Man and SpongeBob Square Pants.