YouTube Executive Director Raises Concerns over OpenAI Using Videos from Content Creators to Train Sora AI Model”.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Neal Mohan, the executive director of YouTube, raised concerns about OpenAI potentially using videos from content creators on their platform to train their Sora Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. Sora is a tool created by OpenAI that can generate lifelike video scenes based on text instructions, including detailed settings, complex camera movements, and multiple characters with emotions. The data used to train Sora includes publicly available and licensed data, but it is unclear if this data includes videos from YouTube.

Mohan stated that if OpenAI has used videos from YouTube without permission to train their AI model, it would be a violation of YouTube’s policies. While there is currently no confirmation that this has occurred, Mohan emphasized that content creators who upload videos to YouTube expect their work to be protected by the platform’s terms of service. One of these expectations is that their content will not be downloaded or used without their consent.

Mohan also addressed the use of YouTube videos to train Google’s AI model, Gemini, noting that individual contracts with creators specify whether their content can be used for this purpose. This suggests that YouTube is proactive in ensuring that creators’ rights are protected and that their work is used appropriately. Overall, Mohan’s comments underscore the importance of respecting content creators and implementing policies that safeguard their intellectual property on YouTube.