Have US labs given up on video generation? Reddit debate points to Seedance
Appropriate_Bend_602 · reddit · 2026-10-12
A Reddit thread asks why American AI labs seem to have given up on video generation. The poster suspects cost is the reason, argues Google isn't pushing Veo seriously, and claims the only major video model still meaningfully improving is ByteDance's Seedance. The discussion covers US labs' retreating investment and the widening gap with ByteDance.
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