YouTubers Are Selling Their Unused Video Footage To AI Companies (bloomberg.com) 12
An anonymous reader shares a report: YouTubers and other digital content creators are selling their unused video footage to AI companies seeking exclusive videos to better train their AI algorithms, oftentimes netting thousands of dollars per deal. OpenAI, Alphabet's Google, AI media company Moonvalley and several other AI companies are collectively paying hundreds of content creators for access to their unpublished videos, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
That content, which hasn't been posted elsewhere online, is considered valuable for training artificial intelligence systems since it's unique. AI companies are currently paying between $1 and $4 per minute of footage, the people said, with prices increasing depending on video quality or format. Videos that are shot in 4K, for example, go for a higher price, as does non-traditional footage like videos captured from drones or using 3D animations. Most footage, such as unused video created for networks like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, is selling for somewhere between $1 and $2 per minute.
That content, which hasn't been posted elsewhere online, is considered valuable for training artificial intelligence systems since it's unique. AI companies are currently paying between $1 and $4 per minute of footage, the people said, with prices increasing depending on video quality or format. Videos that are shot in 4K, for example, go for a higher price, as does non-traditional footage like videos captured from drones or using 3D animations. Most footage, such as unused video created for networks like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, is selling for somewhere between $1 and $2 per minute.
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AI companies have a bit the problem, that they already have all the low hanging fruit. No, they don't have the knowledge of humanity, but there is little (except for recent content like news) that they still can easily crawl. If you trained on 5000 slashdot posts, you do not need 5000 more to mimic the style of an average slashdotter. But then they still not trained on the style of some harder to reach communites.
How would they tell a LLM how to speak like an Amish, when they don't post online? And even the
I smell money (Score:3)
2. Sell video footage for AI training.
3. Use an AI to generate 4K video content. Use funds from step 2 if needed.
4. Go back to step 2,
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Cutting the branch... (Score:2)
Since AI will be trained on *their* videos, it's going to be producing output that is a direct derivation of their work and, as a result, direct competition to whatever it is they usually produce. Seems unwise making yourself more obsolete so intentionally.
Wanted: AI 4k video generator (Score:3)
How long before they start feeding in AI generated videos from people trying to make money?
Start sweeping (Score:3)
Fresh cutting room floor sweepings, only $4 per minute!
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slashdot (Score:2)
When is slashdot going to sell all comments and its database to AI? I dont mind actually, since I've made some pretty insightful comments (unfortunately rated troll or "funny" when it was super serious), Let the AI learn from it I say, since humans were too dumb.