Google trained its most recent Gemini and Veo 3 models using thousands of YouTube videos, despite the fact that the majority of artists are still not aware that their work is being utilized for AI training.
This year’s I/O developer conference saw the unveiling of Veo 3, the tech giant’s most sophisticated AI video production model. It can produce videos with full sound and even conversation that are realistic and cinematic in quality. Additionally, according to a CNBC article, Google trained these state-of-the-art AI algorithms using a fraction of the 20 billion YouTube videos.
Although it’s unknown which of YouTube’s 20 billion videos were used to train AI, Google stated that it respects agreements with media businesses and creators.
“We’ve always used YouTube content to make our products better, and this hasn’t changed with the advent of AI. We also recognize the need for guardrails, which is why we’ve invested in robust protections that allow creators to protect their image and likeness in the AI era — something we’re committed to continuing.” a company spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Content creators can choose not to let businesses such as Apple, Nvidia, and Amazon to use their work for AI training. However, when it comes to Google, they are unable to choose to opt out. All of this information has already been made public by YouTube, but many media companies and artists are still unaware that Google is permitted to use YouTube’s video archive to train its AI models.
“By providing Content to the Service, you grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use that Content,” according to YouTube’s Terms of Service. In a September 2024 blog post, the business also stated that YouTube material may be utilized to “improve the product experience … including through machine learning and AI applications.”
Concerns about their material being used to train AI models that may potentially compete with or replace them have been voiced by independent producers. Other models that might compete with human producers who have claimed they are not given credit or paid for their work are also made possible by AI-generated content.
The Walt Disney Company and Comcast’s Universal said last week that they had sued Midjourney for copyright, alleging that the AI picture generator had illegally reproduced and distributed their most famous characters.
The studios claimed that Midjourney stole and profited on copyrighted figures, calling the tool a “bottomless pit of plagiarism.” A few days after that, the AI research lab released V1, its first text-to-video generation model.
Midjourney claims that V1 can be used to turn photos into AI-generated video segments that last five seconds. Additionally, users have the option to submit their own photographs or utilize Midjourney’s AI-generated graphics to animate them.
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