Will Google Sue OpenAI For Violating YouTube's Terms Of Service? Sundar Pichai Says 'It's A Question' For Sam Altman To Answer

Alphabet Inc.'s GOOG GOOGL Sundar Pichai thinks that key AI rival, Sam Altman-led OpenAI, should be the one to answer if it violated YouTube's terms of service after it allegedly scraped over a million hours of videos to train its AI model, Sora.

What Happened: In an interview with CNBC, Pichai was asked whether Google would consider taking legal action against Microsoft Corp.-backed MSFT OpenAI for allegedly violating its terms of service by using a large amount of YouTube data to train its AI model.

Pichai responded, “I think it’s a question for them to answer. I don’t have anything to add. We do have clear terms of service."

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"We engage with companies and make sure they understand our terms of service. And we will sort it out," he added.

When asked if Google was taking any steps to investigate whether OpenAI had breached its terms of service, Pichai said, “We have processes to do that. I’m not exactly familiar.”

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Why It Matters: The allegations against OpenAI stem from the use of over a million hours of YouTube videos to train its new video generation model, Sora.

In a previous interview, OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati refused to confirm whether the lab used public videos from platforms of rival companies like Google and Meta Platforms Inc. to train Sora, leading to accusations of violating data protection laws.

The allegations were further fueled by YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, who suggested that if OpenAI used YouTube videos to train Sora, it would be a “clear violation” of the platform’s policies.

OpenAI’s Sora has been under scrutiny since its debut, with critics pointing out several weaknesses in the AI model. If Google decides to pursue legal action against OpenAI, it could have implications for the future of AI development and data usage.

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