Seedance 2.0 Is Here… and It’s Better Than Sora & Veo

Seedance 2.0 Is Here… and It’s Better Than Sora & Veo

From The Next Wave - AI and The Future of Technology by Mindstream (Hubspot Media)

February 17, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 1 · Episode 97

About this episode

The episode discusses the advancements in AI video generation, focusing on Seedance 2.0 and its implications for the advertising industry.

Get our AI Video Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/dth Episode 97: How close are we to a world where AI-generated videos are indistinguishable from reality? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Joe Fier (linkedin.com/in/joefier) dive deep into Seedance 2.0—ByteDance's new AI video model that could outpace giants like Sora and Veo. Joe, a marketing and business expert known for his hands-on approach and insights into AI's rapid evolution, helps to break down the five most fascinating developments in the AI space this week. They tackles game-changing AI advances: Seedance 2.0’s mind-blowing video generation for ads and motion graphics, the rollout of Google’s Veo 3.1 in Google Ads, the GPT-5.3 Codex Spark coding model built on specialized inference chips, Gemini’s DeepThink model for scientific research, and the early rollout of ChatGPT ads. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) Seedance 2.0 arrives – AI video generation blurs reality, ad creation moves fast. (03:03) Google’s Veo 3.1 powers video ads, advertisers can now generate clips directly from image uploads. (05:33) Comparison…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Wolfe

Guest: Joe Fier

Topics covered

  • AI video generation
  • Seedance 2.0
  • Google Ads
  • video authenticity
  • AI advancements
  • advertising technology

Keywords

  • AI video
  • Seedance 2.0
  • advertising
  • video generation
  • Google Veo
  • GPT-5.3
  • DeepThink
  • ChatGPT ads

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ByteDance, Google

Products: Seedance 2.0, Sora, Veo, Veo 3.1, GPT-5.3 Codex Spark, Gemini’s DeepThink, ChatGPT

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