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ByteDance has released Seedance 2.0, a text-to-video AI model that generates cinematic, photorealistic video clips from simple text prompts. The tool produces Hollywood-quality content and enables creators to bypass traditional production crews. The launch follows rapid advances in China's AI video sector, including Kuaishou's Kling AI 2.0 (used by over 22 million people and outperforming Google Veo) and Shengshu Technology's Vidu Agent for automated professional video production. Other major players include Tencent's HunyuanVideo and Alibaba's open-source models. Hollywood organizations have publicly criticized Seedance 2.0 for alleged copyright violations and unauthorized use of actor likenesses.