ByteDance Restricts Seedance 2.0 Video Model Three Days After Release, Following Viral Deepfake Demo
- ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 entered open testing on Jimeng on Saturday and within three days the company restricted real-person reference material, after a demo recreated a creator's voice, office, and a rear view of his body from a single photo.
- Influencer Pan Tianhong (Tim) of tech outlet Media Storm posted a Bilibili video calling the results terrifying and said traditional film and television production had entered a countdown to being swept away; the topic passed 70 million views on Weibo by the official Thursday launch.
- Jimeng now blocks direct uploads of celebrity faces and requires identity verification before a user can generate their own likeness; access still runs on a points system, with higher-tier memberships unlocking faster processing, higher resolution, and lip-sync.
- AIGC creator Tang said the model cut production time for a one-minute video from three or four days to about half a day, and called it a double-edged sword because creators who relied on technical advantage now need stronger IP and distinctive identities.
- Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow's agent publicly questioned whether AI-generated fight scenes featuring him constitute infringement, and Beihang University professor Sha Lei told domestic media the limits are necessary safeguards against misuse.