ByteDance will add AI safeguards after Disney threatened to sue

ByteDance will add AI safeguards after Disney threatened to sue. The Chinese tech giant said it plans to “strengthen safeguards” for its Seedance 2.0 video-making tool after several Hollywood studios complained that it was using their copyrighted characters without permission. Disney sent the company a cease-and-desist letter last week, accusing it of “hijacking” its characters. ByteDance said it “heard the concerns” but did not specify how it would protect companies’ intellectual property. Last week, Seedance 2.0 generated a hyperrealistic video depicting the likenesses of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting on a rooftop, leading one Hollywood screenwriter to say, “It’s likely over for us.”