Tech companies are using a vast amount of data from videos, including material from YouTube creators, to train AI models without their consent, violating platform rules.
YouTube Subtitles dataset includes content from educational channels, news organizations, and popular creators, with some material promoting conspiracy theories.
Popular YouTube creators like MrBeast, Marques Brownlee, Jacksepticeye, and PewDiePie had their videos taken for AI training purposes without notification or permission.
Despite the controversy, AI companies like Anthropic, Nvidia, Apple, and Salesforce continue to use YouTube content to train their models.
Proof News developed a tool to help creators identify if their content has been included in AI training datasets without their knowledge.
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