YouTube CEO Unsure, But Warns 'Clear Violation' If OpenAI Used Creators' 'Hard Work' To Train Sora
Apr 05, 2024
Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), suggested that if ChatGPT-parent OpenAI used YouTube videos to train its text-to-video AI model, Sora, then it would be a “clear violation” of the platform’s policies. What Happened: Last month, in an interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati said she isn’t confident about whether YouTube videos were used to train their AI model. “If they were publicly available to use, there might be data [used]. But I’m not sure, I’m not confident about it,” she said then. In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Mohan was asked if YouTube was used to train Sora. He said, “I don’t know,” adding that the Sam Altman-led company would be a better candidate to answer that question. When the interviewer asked if YouTube videos were being used, Mohan immediately said that would be against their policy. “We have a clear terms of service. From a Creator’s perspective, when a creator uploads their hard work to our platform, they have certain expectations. One of those expectations is that the terms of service are going to be abided by.” He explained that YouTube’s terms of service allow some content, like the title of a video or the channel’s ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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