Seedance 2.0 craze

Videos of a cat dominating Godzilla, Ip Man sparring with Iron Man, or a primary school student dunking a basketball against LeBron James are sweeping social media globally. This is the result of Seedance 2.0, ByteDance's latest AI video creation model, which is drawing the attention of the international tech world to China.

Following Sora and Google's Flow, Seedance has once again shown the world just how rapidly AI technology can develop in terms of applications. Even experts are having difficulty identifying videos created with this tool.

Seedance is stunning.

Global Times predicts the world is entering the era of "one-person film crews." Seedance 2.0 now supports four input methods simultaneously: images, video, audio, and text. With just a few suggested keywords or reference images, this model can produce 60-second multi-angle videos with complete original audio.

Son Goku, Sun Wukong, and Captain America face off against each other using TikTok Seedance 2.0's AI, creating long, multi-angle videos with just a few simple commands. The tool has become a global sensation due to its incredible realism.

This invention significantly reduces the barriers and costs of professional creative work. Phung Ke, founder of Game Science, describes Seedance 2.0 as "the most powerful video creation model on the planet right now." Meanwhile, content creator Tim from Film Hurricane asserts that this technology will completely transform the video industry.

Smooth visual effects and quality comparable to Hollywood blockbusters have helped Seedance 2.0 consistently top search trends on international social media platforms. Many videos showcasing the power of this model have quickly reached millions of views.

The craze for "reverse export" of technology.

Despite its global impact, Seedance 2.0 is currently only in the internal testing phase and limited to China. Users can only access it through apps such as Jimeng, Doubao, or Xiaoyunque.

This geographical barrier has inadvertently created a wave of research into how to use Chinese AI applications from international users. On tech forums, numerous questions have been asked, such as "How to download Jimeng?", "How to register a Chinese phone number?", "Are there any reliable shared accounts?".

Guides to trying Seedance 2.0 are in high demand.

Many foreign tech experts have even posted detailed step-by-step guides, from changing app store regions to how to register for Douyin to get beta testing access.

The enormous demand from overseas markets has created new business opportunities. To create videos on platforms like Jimeng, users need to spend reward points. When their free points run out, they have to purchase membership cards to replenish them.

Capitalizing on this trend, numerous services offering topping up points and selling accounts have emerged on cross-border platforms. Some users have revealed earning over $8,000 (approximately 200 million VND) in just two days by selling accounts and accumulated points to international users. Many customers are willing to pay high prices to experience this technology early.

The global AI video competition between OpenAI's Sora (USA) and ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 is entering a fierce phase. The fact that international users are independently experimenting with Chinese AI products demonstrates a "reverse export" of technology, placing solutions from this country at the center of the global internet map.