The Next Wave - Seedance 2.0 Is Here… and It’s Better Than Sora & Veo

Episode notes

This episode is a special crossover from The Next Wave podcast, hosted by Matt Wolfe and featuring a deep-dive conversation with marketing and business expert Joe Fier. The duo breaks down the five most interesting developments in AI from the past week, with a focus on SeedDance 2.0 - an advanced video model from ByteDance that’s dominating headlines for its realistic visuals and flawless lip syncing. They discuss how SeedDance is changing the game compared to heavyweights like Veo and Sora, and why its approach to copyright and training data might give it a global edge. Along the way, Matt Wolfe and Joe Fier demo tools live, including GPT-5.3 Codex Spark and Google’s Gemini DeepThink, showing how these models can create websites, apps, and even solve scientific problems at lightning speed. The episode also explores the ethical and business ramifications of AI’s rapid evolution - from ads in ChatGPT to the potential impact on jobs and creativity - making it a must-listen for anyone eager to stay ahead in the AI landscape.

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