From the article: When it comes to tech companies training their AI models, it seems everything is fair game. Google, for example, uses some of the billions of videos on YouTube to train Gemini and Veo 3, and many creators are unaware that it’s happening.
With more than 20 billion videos on the platform, YouTube is a treasure trove of data for AI companies to exploit – and many already have.
YouTube owner Google is also using the content to train its AI models, reports CNBC. The company later confirmed that it does do this, but it only uses a subset of videos and that it honors specific agreements with creators and media companies.
„We’ve always used YouTube content to make our products better, and this hasn’t changed with the advent of AI,“ said a YouTube spokesperson in a statement.
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Wow, so some Youtubers may be unwillingly helping those AI slop channels that unfortunately get millions of views? They are literally training their terrible competition?
Ugh.
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From the article: When it comes to tech companies training their AI models, it seems everything is fair game. Google, for example, uses some of the billions of videos on YouTube to train Gemini and Veo 3, and many creators are unaware that it’s happening.
With more than 20 billion videos on the platform, YouTube is a treasure trove of data for AI companies to exploit – and many already have.
YouTube owner Google is also using the content to train its AI models, reports CNBC. The company later confirmed that it does do this, but it only uses a subset of videos and that it honors specific agreements with creators and media companies.
„We’ve always used YouTube content to make our products better, and this hasn’t changed with the advent of AI,“ said a YouTube spokesperson in a statement.
Wow, so some Youtubers may be unwillingly helping those AI slop channels that unfortunately get millions of views? They are literally training their terrible competition?
Ugh.