- Apple has denied reports that it used stolen YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The company stated that the claims made in a recent research paper were "simply not true" and that it has strict policies in place to ensure it only uses licensed data for training its AI models.
- The research paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), alleged that Apple and other tech giants had used millions of YouTube videos without permission to train their AI systems. Apple responded by saying that it takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously and that it only uses licensed data for its AI development.
- The article notes that the research paper's claims have not been independently verified, and that the authors have not provided the specific details of the alleged data used by Apple. The article also highlights the ongoing debate around the use of online data for AI training and the need for clear guidelines and transparency in this area.