On February 16, 2026, Li Liang, Vice President of ByteDance Group, announced at a press conference that the CCTV Spring Festival Gala will become the world's first public project to deeply apply the domestic AI video generation model Seedance 2.0.
This move marks a major breakthrough in China's AI video technology field. Seedance 2.0 is a video generation model developed by the Douyin team, and has been officially integrated into the Douyin App, desktop version, and web version. Users can simply select the newly added "Seedance 2.0" entry in the App's chat window, input relevant prompts, and generate 5 or 10 second video content.
It is worth noting that according to tests, the app currently cannot generate videos related to celebrities, indicating that the technology is still in its early stages of development. Li Liang said that this cooperation with the Spring Festival Gala not only brings a brand-new audio-visual experience to the audience but also provides an important platform for the promotion and application of domestic AI technology.
It is expected that in the future, as the technology continues to improve, Seedance 2.0 will be able to meet more diverse content generation needs. As a culturally influential event, the Spring Festival Gala's choice to use this technology undoubtedly opens up new possibilities for the application of AI in the media industry.
