Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube [Verge, The]

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Source: Verge, The
Some Hollywood studios are reportedly earning money from fake AI-generated movie trailers on YouTube, against the wishes of the union representing actors. According to a report from Deadline , Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Sony Pictures redirected ad revenue to themselves instead of enforcing copyright protections and shutting down the popular Screen Culture and KH Studio trailer accounts. In response, the SAG-AFTRA union has criticized the studios for profiting off videos that use AI to exploit their members' likenesses without permission. Fanmade trailers are nothing new, but AI video generators like OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo have made it easier than ever for anyone to make artificially generated content. YouTube
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