ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

What’s Happening

So basically Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney’s intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance’s update.

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat 2 hours ago Save Osmond Chia Business reporter Save Disney owns multiple franchises, including Marvel and its characters like Spider-Man Chinese technology giant ByteDance has pledged to curb a controversial AI (AI) video-making tool, following threats of legal action from Disney and complaints from other entertainment giants. In the last few days, videos made using the latest version of the app Seedance have proliferated online. (shocking, we know)

Many have been lauded for their realism.

The Details

But the trend has also sparked alarm from several Hollywood studios that have accused the AI platforms makers of copyright infringement. On Friday, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance accusing it of supplying Seedance with a “pirated library” of the studios copyrighted characters, including those from Marvel and Star Wars.

Disneys lawyers accused ByteDance of committing a “virtual smash-and-grab” of their intellectual property, including superheroes from Marvel, Star Wars and various cartoons. On Monday ByteDance told the BBC that the company “respects intellectual property rights and we have heard the concerns regarding Seedance 2.

Why This Matters

” “We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property and likeness by users. ” ByteDance did not respond to questions asking for details on the safeguards it plans to implement. Like other generative-AI tools, Seedance can create videos based on short text prompts.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

Key Takeaways

• Many of Seedances clips are based on real actors and shows and some have gone viral since the launch of its latest 2.
• The company has not disclosed what data it uses to train Seedance.

The Bottom Line

The BBC has found clips online dropped to have been generated Star Wars characters Anakin Skywalker and Rey battling with their lightsabres, and Spider-Man fighting Captain America on the streets of New York. The company has not disclosed what data it uses to train Seedance.

What do you think about all this?