Adobe Is Buying Videos for $3 Per Minute To Build AI Model (yahoo.com) 18
Adobe has begun to procure videos to build its AI text-to-video generator, trying to catch up to competitors after OpenAI demonstrated a similar technology. From a report: The software company is offering its network of photographers and artists $120 to submit videos of people engaged in everyday actions such as walking or expressing emotions including joy and anger, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The goal is to source assets for artificial intelligence training, the company wrote.
Over the past year, Adobe has focused on adding generative AI features to its portfolio of software for creative professionals, including Photoshop and Illustrator. [...] Adobe is requesting more than 100 short clips of people engaged in actions and showing emotions as well as simple anatomy shots of feet, hands or eyes. The company also wants video of people "interacting with objects" such as smartphones or fitness equipment. It cautions against providing copyrighted material, nudity or other "offensive content." Pay for the submission works out, on average, to about $2.62 per minute of submitted video, although it could be as much as about $7.25 per minute.
Over the past year, Adobe has focused on adding generative AI features to its portfolio of software for creative professionals, including Photoshop and Illustrator. [...] Adobe is requesting more than 100 short clips of people engaged in actions and showing emotions as well as simple anatomy shots of feet, hands or eyes. The company also wants video of people "interacting with objects" such as smartphones or fitness equipment. It cautions against providing copyrighted material, nudity or other "offensive content." Pay for the submission works out, on average, to about $2.62 per minute of submitted video, although it could be as much as about $7.25 per minute.
I do not consent to some filming me for $0 to be p (Score:2)
I do not consent to some filming me for $0 to be part of this!
No lube either (Score:1)
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I do not consent to some filming me for $0 to be part of this!
At least in America, no consent is required to photograph or film you in public.
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I do not consent to some filming me for $0 to be part of this!
At least in America, no consent is required to photograph or film you in public.
I don't know enough about the wording of model release legislation to even guess if it might apply. But if it doesn't apply, it should be re-written. A company shouldn't even be allowed to make money off a recognizable likeness of me without my consent, never mind not cutting me in on the action if they do have my consent.
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I don't know enough about the wording of model release legislation to even guess if it might apply.
No model release is needed to take photos. A model release is needed for some uses of photos, such as commercial publication or advertising, but not for editorial use, such as news reporting.
Whether a model release is needed to feed a photo into an AI isn't clear. There is no case law on that.
Adobe is requiring model releases for this project.
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Thanks for the info.
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Let me get this straight (Score:2)
100*10*5=5000
Adobe just announced that they're willing to spend 5000 US dollars on training data for their AI algorithms Why, this will power the gig/content-creator economy for decades! And think of the LLM they'll manage to train. They'll be surpassing Google, OpenAI and Apple in no time flat!
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They want around 100 short clips of video, let's say approximately 10 minutes each
No, you misread it. They are requesting 100 short clips from each artist, not 100 clips total.
Here is the announcement directly from Adobe [adobe.com].
An artist is paid $120 to produce 100 short clips of everyday actions. All the actions need to feature the same person. Each clip is 10 to 30 seconds.
TFA doesn't say how many artists there are, so we won't know how much Adobe is spending on this project.
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So how many people will take 100 short clips of random kids in playgrounds, or people in public places without telling them about it?
Zero, since that isn't what Adobe is asking for.
You obviously didn't read the link I provided.
They want 100 clips of the same person performing different actions, displaying body parts, and expressing emotions.
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Sounds like a job for OnlyFans!
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Free Money (Score:2)
I'm sure some sex pervert that likes to whip his dick out seventeen minutes into the video after the human being paid to review the footage has stopped looking at it will do it for less though. I welcome the shitshow, regardless o
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Dear photographers & film makers (Score:1)
...please help us make you obsolete.