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Senators Blackburn and Welch urged ByteDance to halt its AI video app Seedance 2.0 over copyright concerns, citing deepfake-like videos of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and "Stranger Things" characters. The Motion Picture Association issued a cease-and-desist, and ByteDance reportedly paused its global launch.
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00:02Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch called on ByteDance to halt its AI video app,
00:07C-Dance 2.0, citing copyright and intellectual property concerns, according to CNBC.
00:13The senators said the app generates videos of real people and licensed characters
00:17and demanded safeguards to prevent infringing outputs.
00:20They cited examples involving Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and the show Stranger Things
00:25after the platform launched on February 12th.
00:28ByteDance said it respects intellectual property rights and is strengthening safeguards.
00:32The Motion Picture Association sent a cease and desist letter
00:35and the information reported that ByteDance paused the global launch.
00:39Lawmakers continue weighing targeted AI regulation as the technology evolves.
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