It’s nothing new with entities like AI models using individual work without permission (or compensation) The New York Times and Getty Images launching lawsuits against AI creators alongside artists and writers. In March, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati contributed to the ongoing uncertainty The Wall Street Journal he wasn’t sure if Sora, the company’s new text-to-video AI tool pulls data from YouTube, Instagram or Facebook posts. Now, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has responded to OpenAI with a blunt warning that using its videos to teach Sora would be a “flagrant violation” of the platform’s terms of use.
in an interview with Bloomberg Originals host Emily Chang, Mohan said: “From a creator’s point of view, when a creator uploads their work to our platform, they have certain expectations. One of those expectations is to follow the terms of service. It doesn’t allow for things like transcripts or video bits to be uploaded, and that’s is a clear violation of our terms of service. These are the rules of the road in terms of content on our platform.”
Much uncertainty and controversy still surrounds OpenAI’s Sora, ChatGPT, and DALL-Ewith The Wall Street Journal The company recently announced plans to use YouTube video transcriptions to train the GPT-5. On the other hand, OpenAI’s rival Google seems to respect the rules – at least when it comes to YouTube (which it owns). Google’s AI model Gemini requires similar data to study, but Mohan claims to use only certain videos depending on the permissions granted in each creator’s license agreement.
