Sources: Alphabet, Meta, and OpenAI have talked to Hollywood studios about licensing content for AI video generation tools; Disney and Netflix aren't interested
They just think they can get away with it when they steal from normal people. [embedded post] @causamdicere.bsky.social : How soon before everyone gets cheery “welcome to the Matrix! You're gonna love it here!” videos autoplaying in their insta feeds [embedded post] @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social : looking forward to george clooney as danny ocean telling me to marinate my steak in armor all wipes [embedded post] @coachfinstock.bsky.social : Meta: Hey can we steal your stuff to make rip-offs — Netflix: No — Disney: No — David Zaslav: Tell me more [embedded post] @sababausa.bsky.social : if OpenAI is so sure training data is non-infringing fair use, why are they paying Rupert Murdoch $250 million? 🤔 [embedded post] Tom Lommel / @tomlommel.com : CLICK HERE to generate an Animaniacs episode from data scraped off your Instagram Reels — wheee whooo wheeee [embedded post] J.M. Berger / @intelwire.bsky.social : Aside from all the other million things wrong with this, what is the fucking business plan here? What is the ROI? What economic or social benefit does it create to let everyone make mid videos on Facebook for free? There's like a very narrow niche of local auto dealerships to whom this might appeal. … Ed Zitron / @zitron.bsky.social : cart “so far ahead of horse it is out of sight” [embedded post] X: Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw : News: Alphabet and Meta have been talking to Hollywood studios about licensing their libraries (and data) for AI training. They are offering plenty of $$. No one has done a deal yet, but some are intrigued. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Forums: r/television : Alphabet, Meta Offer Millions to Partner With Hollywood on AI (Warner weighs licensing content; Disney, Netflix say no) See also Mediagazer