ByteDance Releases Seedance 2.0 Video Generator

On 20 February 2026 in Los Angeles, ByteDance unveiled Seedance 2.0, an AI system that generates cinema‑quality video clips with dialogue and sound from brief text prompts, producing lifelike characters and complex action sequences. The upgrade, released eight months after the original platform, has prompted legal warnings from Disney and Paramount over apparent copyright use and spurred calls for clearer licensing and safeguards.