Ars could not immediately reach any of these groups to comment on whether ByteDance’s post-launch efforts to add security measures have addressed industry concerns.
MPA President and CEO Charles Rivkin has previously accused ByteDance of “disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs.”
While Disney and other studios are clearly willing to remove without compromise any tool that could harm their revenues or reputation, they are not 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.
At the time, Disney CEO Robert A. Iger said that “the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence are a critical moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI, we will expand the reach of our storytelling through generative AI while thoughtfully and responsibly respecting and protecting creators and their works.”
Manufacturers disagree Sedans 2.0 is a game changer
In a blog announcing the CDance 2.0, ByteDance claimed that the new model “marks a substantial leap forward in generation quality,” especially in close-up shots and action scenes.
The company acknowledged that further improvements are needed and that the model is “still far from perfection” but promoted that “its generated videos have a distinctive cinematic aesthetic; the textures, lighting and composition of objects, as well as costumes, make-up and prop design, all show a high level of finish.”
ByteDance was hoping to make headlines by impressing the capabilities of the early output models of Seadance 2.0, and it got exactly what it wanted when a Hollywood stakeholder’s social media comment went viral.
Soon after the rollout of Sedans 2.0, dead pool Co-writer, Rhett Reese, announced on X that “It’s probably over for us,” The Guardian reported. The screenwriters were inspired by an AI video created by Irish director Ruairi Robinson, which realistically depicted Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt. “[I]”In no time at all,” Reese said, “a person will be able to sit down at a computer and make a movie that is now being released in Hollywood.” “True, if that person is not good, it will be useless. But if that person has the talent and interest of Christopher Nolan (and someone like that will come along fast), it would be tremendous.
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