The Chinese tech company ByteDance revealed Seedance 2.5, the latest version of its artificial intelligence video generator model, during a conference in Beijing on last month according to a report from The Information and could be ready to launch as soon as this week, according to another report published over the weekend.
AI video generation has come a long way since its debut, with each new version becoming increasingly better at producing realistic imagery. We’re far from the first time we saw Will Smith eating spaghetti, which was horrifyingly bad.
Now, we need watermarking for these AI-generated videos to help identify deepfakes and other synthetic or false content.
The latest version of the video model allows users to provide up to 50 reference pieces, whether they’re images, videos or audio files — up from 12 in its predecessor, Seedance 2.0. Increasing the number of references will give you greater control over the video creation process. The model can generate 30-second, 4K videos with a single prompt.
ByteDance has consistently released some of the most impressive AI video generation models, rivaling those of OpenAI’s now-dead Sora and Google’s Veo 3. ByteDance, which previously held a majority stake in TikTok, is said to release the new model in China next month, according to the report.
According to a report from AI-focused tech site Testing Catalog, Seedance 2.5 may be ready to launch on July 9, but it remains to be seen whether that rumor pans out. Nonetheless, it hasn’t prevented AI video generator platforms from publicly announcing that the new video model is coming soon. An official landing page for Seedance 2.5 is currently up on the Dreamina website and CapCut recently tweeted on July 4 about the impending release.
The introduction of the new model may turn some heads and not in the best way. Seedance 2.0’s US rollout was delayed earlier this year under pressure from Hollywood to stop using copyrighted works that appeared to be used for training the model. If the latest model is significantly better than its predecessor, it could see a similar backlash if it can’t address legal and copyright issues.
ByteDance didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
