YouTubers are earning money by showing their videos to people. Now he is earning big money from videos even without publishing them. Many YouTubers and digital content creators are selling their unused or unpublished videos to AI companies. Many AI companies including OpenAI, Google and Moonvalley are buying these videos to train their algorithms. Such videos are unique and are very useful in training AI systems.

One minute video costs more than Rs 300

People with knowledge of the matter say that AI companies are paying up to 4 US dollars (about Rs 350) for a one-minute video. Videos whose quality and format are good command a higher price. For example, 4K videos and footage taken from drones are fetching more money. Whereas simple videos shot for YouTube, Instagram and TikTok etc. are being purchased at the rate of around Rs 150 per minute.

That’s why there was a need for video footage

Many companies including OpenAI, Meta and Adobe launched AI video generators last year. These can generate realistic video footage based on text prompts. To do this, these companies need a huge amount of data and footed. Experts say that this is a race that has started and companies need more and more data to stay ahead in it.

Companies were criticized

AI companies are currently training their AI models by taking photos, videos and text from the internet. AI companies were criticized for using this content without compensating any creators. Last year, many news publishers, actors and content creators had filed a lawsuit against some companies accusing them of violating copyright rules and using their content without permission.

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