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Artificial Intelligence companies such as OpenAI, Google, Alphabet Inc., Moonvalley, and others are paying content creators thousands of dollars for their unused digital content. The unique footage is then used to train AI models. With the rise of AI, concerns have emerged about the unauthorized usage of content created by social media users, artists, and others. The concerns have especially grown because most of the content produced by AI, including generated images, music and more rely heavily on existing material found on the internet. Over time, AI-generated content has become increasingly repetitive as it often uses the same limited pool of resources. Last year, a handful of AI companies launched AI video generators which can create realistic videos from text prompts. The technology to create those videos, however, relies on massive amounts of data for training which as previously stated is quite limited. To address this challenge, AI companies turned to social media content creators on platforms such as Instagram, Tiktok, YouTube as well as third-party licensing companies to gain access to unique content that would otherwise have gone unused to train their AI algorithms.  How the content sale market works Artificial intelligence companies are paying content creators for their unpublished content as they have found that this unpublished content is unique and extremely valuable for training their models.  Content creators are receiving payments ranging from $1 to $4 per minute of footage with higher rates for higher quality videos like 4K quality or specialized formats like drone captures and 3D Animation.  While creating content, content creators often take hours of footage that never makes it to their fan base or audience. In most cases, this content remains unused or deleted. By selling the unused footage to AI companies, creators can generate revenue beyond advertising with brands or payment from…

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Filed under: News - @ January 11, 2025 1:26 pm