Meta and Google are offering millions of dollars to Hollywood studios in the hope of stunning licensing deals that could improve their models for AI-generated video. in Bloomberg. Although it is not clear what will come out of the negotiations, the companies are reported to have offered “tens of millions of dollars”.
According to the report, Netflix and Disney are “not willing to license their content” but have “expressed interest in other types of collaborations.” Warner Brothers Discovery is said to be “willing to license some of its programming.”
A spokesman for Meta declined to comment. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The companies apparently hope that such deals will help them develop their video creation tools. Google recently demonstrated its text-to-video model. , and tapped Donald Glover to promote his capabilities. Meta too AI generated video.
There is an arms race between AI companies to secure licensing deals with media companies. OpenAI and NewsCorp a multi-year deal to bring news content to ChatGPT earlier this week. Meta is also considering paying publishers to acquire “news, photo and video content” to train AI models. Business Insider .
However, as Bloomberg notes that Hollywood studios may have some reservations about such deals. While AI-editing tools may be attractive, there is widespread concern in the entertainment industry about how artificial intelligence companies can use their creative work. This tension was on full display this week when Scarlett Johansson accused OpenAI of copying it. for “Sky” assistant on ChatGPT after the company refused to partner with him. There is OpenAI The company has yet to explain Sam Altman, although it claims to be trying to imitate his voice .
