ByteDance is reportedly developing a real-time spatial video model under Zhang Yiming

ByteDance is preparing an AI model for real-time spatial video generation, with founder Zhang Yiming personally overseeing the project, Bloomberg reported. The model could launch as early as next month, although the timing has not been finalized and the plan could still change.

Built on ByteDance’s Seedance video-generation model, the system is designed to create interactive virtual worlds for livestreams, short dramas and games. It is also intended to connect with Pico headsets, while moving the compute-heavy generation process to the cloud could reduce the hardware requirements and cost of future VR devices. [Bloomberg]