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    OpenAI training Sora on YouTube videos would violate the platform’s rules.

    In an interview with Bloomberg, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan doesn’t confirm whether OpenAI used YouTube videos to train its text-to-video AI model — but he says it would be a “clear violation” of the platform’s policies if it did:

    When a creator uploads their hard work to our platform, they have certain expectations. One of those expectations is that the terms of service is going to be abided by. It does not allow for things like transcripts or video bits to be downloaded.

    Last month, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati said she wasn’t sure whether Sora was trained on sources like YouTube.

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    Emma Roth
    Google is bringing its AI-generated search test to users in the UK.

    A small group of users in the UK will start seeing AI-generated responses in Google Search, according to a report from the BBC. The AI answers will only appear for questions “where current trials have suggested they were helpful.”

    Google started testing its Search Generative Experience (SGE) feature in the US last year, but it’s only available to those who opt-in to Search Labs.

    Google using AI to come up with search answers in UK trial

    [BBC News]

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    Emma Roth
    “No one has the breadth of what Disney has when it comes to streaming.”

    Following a drawn-out proxy fight, CEO Bob Iger gave investors a pep talk about the future of Disney, including its goals of launching a streaming-only version of ESPN in 2025:

    This will give consumers the ability to stream their favorite live games and studio programming, and take advantage of an immersive, customizable sports experience that includes betting, fantasy sports, e-commerce, and more.

    Iger also mentioned ESPN’s joint venture with Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, while adding that Disney’s suite of streaming services will reach profitability by the end of this fiscal year.

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    [The Walt Disney Company]

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