Senators tell ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 AI video app ‘immediately’
Senators tell ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 AI video app ‘immediately’
Publish Date: 2026-03-17 07:21:00
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- US Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch have demanded immediate shutdown of ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 AI video generator due to its perceived threats to American intellectual property and constitutional rights.
- The senators are concerned about AI companies like ByteDance using copyrighted materials from artists and actors without consent, as demonstrated by several fake AI generated scenes in the Seedance app.
- The Senators’ letter criticizes the recent pledge by ByteDance to respect intellectual property rights after suspending the global rollout of Seedance 2.0, calling it a delay tactic.
- Filmmakers, including the Motion Picture Association, have joined the call to shut down Seedance 2.0 after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from ByteDance.
- In response to the pressures from the government and industry, senators Blackburn and Welch have announced a bill that would help artists protect their intellectual property and access training records used for AI models.
