Nvidia's Extensive Video Scraping for AI Training Raises Legal and Ethical Concerns

The company reportedly gathers millions of videos daily from platforms like YouTube and Netflix to enhance its AI models, prompting debates on copyright compliance.

Internal documents reveal Nvidia's project 'Cosmos' involves downloading 80 years' worth of video content daily.
Sources indicate that Nvidia uses videos from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms for commercial AI products.
Employees expressed concerns about the legality of using copyrighted material, but were reassured by management.
Nvidia claims its practices align with copyright law, but critics argue the interpretation is questionable.
The issue highlights a broader industry trend of AI firms using online data under the guise of 'fair use.'