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Runway inks deal with Lionsgate in first team-up for AI provider and major movie studio
Runway will create a custom model trained upon Lionsgate's library of more than 20,000 film and TV titles including The Hunger Games.
Earlier this year, reports emerged that OpenAI, Meta, and Google were all courting Hollywood film studios and executives with their rival AI video products. As with other AI video and image generators, a vocal group of critics contend that Runway’s move to allegedly scrape publicly posted images and videos by human creators — such as prior Hollywood film clips and originals posted to YouTube, according to a 404 Media investigation — constitutes mass copyright violations. As such, these critics contend the company and other AI providers should face damages and/or be forced to cease and seek permission before training on publicly posted material.
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