AI Disruption

AI Disruption

Seedance 2.0 Release: Here’s What You Need to Know

Seedance 2.0: ByteDance's AI video generator revolutionizes creation with multimodal reference system.

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Feb 11, 2026
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Seedance 2.0 rises to global fame, marking China's rapid rise in global AI  race - Global Times

In February 2026, a rare phenomenon appeared on social media:

A large number of Western AI creators were posting on X, desperately seeking help to register accounts for a Chinese product.

Not ChatGPT, not Midjourney — but Jimeng, a product under ByteDance.

The trigger was that videos generated by Seedance 2.0 began spreading like wildfire across platforms.

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Martial arts scenes with every punch landing solidly, one-take tracking shots as smooth as real cinematography, even the precise reproduction of Henan opera singing — the quality of these videos had reached a point where a significant number of viewers could no longer immediately tell whether they were real or fake.

Creators’ reactions were straightforward:

Some declared, “Seedance 2.0 from China is going to be the most advanced technology.”
Others stayed up all night trying to find Chinese phone numbers to register.
Some even made $8,000 in just two days by reselling Jimeng credits.

But beneath the hype, the real question worth paying attention to is:

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