Chinese AI Model Seedance 2.0 Generates Controversial, Hyperrealistic Video Without NVIDIA Chips

The world of artificial intelligence technology has been surprised by the Chinese video generation model Seedance 2.0. According to the latest reports from tech media worldwide, the system has made a qualitative leap, being able to generate several-second-long film sequences with a level of realism and dynamism that places it at the forefront of this competitive field. Demonstration materials, such as a video depicting a fight between characters resembling Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, have sparked a broad discussion. The Spanish portal Xataka called it "the greatest brutality we have seen in video generation." „Seedance es la mayor brutalidad que hemos visto generando vídeo. Y tiene un mensaje incómodo: ha superado a Sora y Veo sin chips NVIDIA.” (Seedance is the greatest brutality we have seen generating video. And it has an uncomfortable message: it has surpassed Sora and Veo without NVIDIA chips.) — Xataka

The race in the field of generative artificial intelligence for creating multimedia has intensified significantly in the early 2020s. After a phase of dominance by static image generation models (DALL-E, Midjourney), the main competitive front became the creation of coherent, few-second video clips. Until recently, American companies led the way: OpenAI with its Sora model and Google with its Veo model. Chinese technology companies, grappling with export restrictions on access to advanced semiconductors, have focused on intensive research and development aimed at achieving similar results using alternative hardware and algorithmic solutions. The most controversial aspect of Seedance's achievement is its alleged independence from the latest graphics processing units NVIDIA, which have been the foundation of advanced AI models until now. This suggests that the ByteDance team has developed highly optimized algorithms or utilized alternative computing architectures, which would be a significant engineering achievement. The portal 20 minutos emphasizes that this success is set to "turn the tech world upside down," challenging the previous Western dominance in this field. However, not all observers are so enthusiastic. The Verge, in an article from February 24th, the latest among those analyzed, posits that Seedance 2.0 "may be the next great hope for gen AI video, but it's still slop." The term "slop" has become a popular label for AI-generated content that is technically impressive but ultimately devoid of meaning, depth, or coherent narrative.

0 — NVIDIA H100 chips used for training Reactions to the demonstration video are divided. TechRadar, in a subjective account by a journalist who "watched the Seedance 2.0 videos so others don't have to," describes them as a "nightmare dreamscape." It praises the fluidity of movement and details, but simultaneously points out the surreal, disturbing atmosphere that seems to be a characteristic feature of many generations. This raises questions not only about technological capabilities but also about the aesthetic and ethical boundaries of machine-generated content. The success of Seedance 2.0 is also viewed through a geopolitical lens. It shows that Chinese tech companies, despite trade sanctions limiting access to key hardware, are capable of making breakthrough innovations. This could shift the balance of power in the global AI race, where ByteDance proves that advanced models can be built outside the hardware ecosystem dominated by NVIDIA. Ultimately, the Seedance 2.0 phenomenon is not just a story of technical triumph, but also a tale of how limitations can fuel creativity and the ambiguous reception of art created by algorithms.