Alexander Lewis 
May 15, 2024
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has stated that the company will address the issues if the OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup, used YouTube content to train its AI model without permission.
In an interview with CNBC regarding legal action, Pichai remarked that the company has kept all the terms clear for the services and is leaving it up to OpenAI to clarify their actions, and will then address the situation accordingly.
His remarks came at a time when OpenAI chief Mira Murati revealed that the company may have used YouTube videos as part of the data training of its Sora, a generative AI model for videos.
Google has processes in place to determine if OpenAI failed to comply with the rules, with Pichai emphasising that the company takes its terms of service seriously.
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The issue at hand is the allegedly non-consensual use of YouTube content, raising concerns about copyright laws and the ethical use of data. Newspapers like The New York Times have already accused OpenAI of breaking copyright law by training a model on its articles.
Google has been developing its own AI models, including Veo, which can compass synthetic videos. The company has reduced the cost of serving up AI models in web searches by 80% since last year and is now displaying its AI Overview in search results for all the users in the US.
The Google CEO also mentioned that Google has enjoyed a “great partnership with Apple over the years” and is committed to delivering great experiences for the Apple ecosystem. This includes making AI Overview and Gemini accessible on iOS devices.
