After Tom Cruise's AI fight video goes viral, SAG-AFTRA condemns Seedance 2.0: "This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent"

SAG‑AFTRA condemned ByteDance’s AI video model Seedance 2.0 after a viral clip of Brad Pitt fighting Tom Cruise was shared. The guild accused the model of unauthorized use of actors’ voices and likenesses, calling it unacceptable. Disney sent a cease‑and‑desist to ByteDance on Feb 13, and the company pledged to halt Hollywood rip‑offs.