Tech giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Salesforce have been secretly using subtitles from thousands of YouTube videos to train their AI models, despite YouTube's rules against such practices. The dataset, named YouTube Subtitles, includes content from educational channels like Khan Academy and even popular shows like The Late Show and Last Week Tonight. It also contains videos from YouTube celebrities such as MrBeast and PewDiePie. Creators like David Pakman and channels like Crash Course were unaware their content was being used, sparking concerns about fair compensation and permission. This controversy highlights broader ethical questions about AI development and the rights of content creators in the digital age.
Tech companies are using questionable methods, frequently without the creators' knowledge, to feed their data-hungry artificial intelligence models. These methods involve sucking up books, websites, images, and social network posts.
While most AI companies keep their...
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