A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.

In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.

Earlier this week, an AI-generated video of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt went viral, sparking outrage amongst creatives and the studios alike.

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Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.

ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0 in China earlier this week for users of its Jianying app. Currently able to generate 15-second clips, the company says it will ...