Recently, ByteDance released its next-generation multimodal video generation large model Seedance2.0, whose powerful performance quickly swept through social media. However, along with the title of "the strongest on the planet," a heated discussion about AI ethics and portrait privacy has emerged.
The "Terrifying" Clone: Tim's Test Brings Warnings
The incident was triggered by a deep review from renowned tech blogger and founder of "Film Hurricane," Tim (Pan Tianhong). Tim pointed out that without authorization, without audio input, or even without any text prompts, he only uploaded a photo of himself, and Seedance2.0 could generate a voiceover highly consistent with his own voice. In the video, Tim used the word 6 times "terrifying" to describe his experience, stating that the AI's ability to "imagine" his personal characteristics made him extremely uncomfortable. This "overfitting" technology has raised deep concerns among the public about the abuse of portraits and biometric features.
ByteDance's Emergency "Retreat": Respecting the Boundaries of Creativity
Facing public pressure, the ByteDance subsidiary Ji Meng AI platform quickly responded. The official operator stated that Seedance2.0 received far more attention than expected during the beta test. To ensure a "healthy and sustainable" creative environment, the platform has now temporarily suspended the function of using real people as reference subjects. The official emphasized: "We know that the boundary of creativity is respect." This move is seen in the industry as a typical example of "develop first, govern later" in AI development.
Technological Singularity and Industry Shock
Although the controversy is still being resolved, the technical strength of Seedance2.0 remains dominant:
All-Round Reference System: Supports up to 12 multimodal file inputs, accurately learning the camera movement, actions, and physical effects of the reference video.
Native Audio-Visual Synchronization: Achieves native audio synthesis at 2K resolution, with video length up to 15 seconds and support for seamless expansion.
Market Capital Boom: Driven by this technological advantage and the dual impact of the release of Kuaishou's Kling3.0, Chinese media and AI-related stocks recently surged by 20%.
