Seedance 2.0 Videos Continue to Break the Internet, But is the AI Slop Worth the Squeeze?

The existential filmmaking crisis of our time continues on as one of the latest AI video models has once again thrown fire into the flames of this endless debate. Just as we saw with breakthrough AI video models like Sora 2 and _Runway Gen-2_when they were first announced, Seedance 2.0 is one of the newest and most popular options for viral video artists to use to generate their latest creations.

And while each Seedance 2.0-generated video appears to go more viral than the last, the debate surrounding whether these videos have any artistic merit or if they’re just more AI slop builds.

On top of the artistic debates, it also appears that Seedance 2.0, created by the Chinese company ByteDance, is facing immminent legal action from major companies and studios like Disney and Netfli,x as it sure looks like the model has been trained on copious amounts of copyright protected materials and IP, adding a whole ethical and legal layer to this debate as well.

AI Slop vs AI Filmmaking

The crux of the debate surrounding this latest round of AI-generated videos really comes down to whether these viral videos are showcasing a filmmaking future where creators generate projects from text prompts, or if we’re just looking at another round of AI slop videos meant to get clicks and comments while blatantly ripping off the actual filmmaking work of others.

We have our opinions on this, for sure, but you can perhaps judge for yourself and see how you feel about these recent hyper-viral Seedance 2.0 videos.

The AI Filmmaking Existential Crisis

Sadly, while I personally feel like I haven’t seen many (if any, at all) AI generated videos that fill me with the same inspiration and enlightenment which I get from my favorite films or television shows, or even just the usual mix of projects you get to see at film festivals, it’s also not surprising to see the hype surrounding the potential of these new models.

AI video is here, and it’s going to continue to advance. All the filmmakers, stars, and studios are talking about it, and everyone is somehow simultaneously freaking out as well as trying everything they can to be ready to pivot towards embracing it—whether they want to or not.

Still, if you want to try these AI models (legality and ethics, be damned), you still might not find yourself creating anything meaningful or beyond what you’d be capable of with a camera, a script, and some friends yourself.

But that’s just the opinion of one writer. How do you feel about this AI revolution and the existential crisis that it is creating?