China ’s AI race with the United States is no longer just about chips or chatbots. It’s about video—and the power to flood the internet with convincing fakes. ByteDance’s new model, Seedance 2.0, has stunned the internet in the past few days after users generated a hyperrealistic clip of "Tom Cruise" and "Brad Pitt" fighting on a rooftop about "Jeffrey Epstein" from just a simple text prompt. The footage looked cinematic, complete with fluid motion and synced audio. No actors. No cameras. Just