YouTube removes hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos after Reuters report | The Express Tribune
Key Takeaways
- Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos with 16 million views were deleted from YouTube following media scrutiny.
- Bollywood stars Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan filed lawsuits to protect their intellectual property rights from unauthorized AI manipulation.
- The lawsuits specifically challenge YouTube's policies regarding the use of their likenesses in AI training and generated content.
- YouTube confirmed the removal of a major channel, though it stated the deletion was performed by the creator, while reiterating its policy against misleading, doctored content.
- Despite the takedowns, some other videos cited in the actors' legal filings were reportedly still accessible on the platform.
Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos, which collectively garnered 16 million views, have been deleted from Google's YouTube after a Reuters investigation highlighted their existence amidst a legal challenge by celebrity couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The actors are seeking a court order in New Delhi to remove and prevent the creation of AI content that violates their intellectual property rights, while also questioning YouTube's AI training policies. Although a judge had previously ordered the takedown of a few links, Reuters found hundreds of similar manipulated videos were still active, some depicting celebrities in compromising or romantic AI-generated scenarios. One major channel, "AI Bollywood Ishq," featuring 259 videos viewed 16.5 million times, has since been removed, with YouTube claiming it prohibits harmful misinformation and doctored content. Despite this action, some other videos cited in the lawsuit papers were reportedly still accessible on the platform as of Friday, as the Bachchans seek $450,000 in damages against Google and other sites.
