Google offers studios millions to train AI on copyrighted content
google offers hundreds of millions to hollywood studios to train its ai models on copyrighted material, aiming to shift public sentiment on ai. this could benefit studios financially but also poses risks.
google has been reaching out to hollywood studios to strike licensing agreements that would allow it to train its ai models on copyrighted material in exchange for large sums of money. the company reportedly offered disney $40 million for the rights to generate outputs featuring a single copyrighted character, with payouts potentially swelling into the billions for multiple characters. these deals would give google a significant advantage in the ai race and help shift public sentiment on ai, but also pose risks to studios, including potential public backlash and controversy.