Openai announced a new machine learning (ML) tool in May that enables creators to specify whether they want OpenAI to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models on their content. The tool is said to be called a media manager, which can identify copyrighted text, images, audio and video from multiple sources and can reflect creators’ preferences. However, the company has not launched the tool, and according to the report, development and release of media managers is not a priority.
According to the TechCrunch report, AI companies do not regard the tool as an important project internally. Unnamed people familiar with the matter told the publication that this may not be Openai’s priority and no one is working on it. Another unnamed source reportedly stressed that despite the tool being discussed in the past, there have been no recent updates.
Additionally, the company told TechCrunch that a member of its legal team was using AI tools, and Fred von Lohmann transitioned to the part-time consultant role in October 2024. These developments may indicate that AI tools are not part of the company’s short-term roadmap. It is worth noting that it has been seven months since the first mention of the self-media manager.
AI tools are the company that provides creators with a way to exclude their copyrighted content from training OpenAI Large Language Model (LLMS). The company also has a form-based process that creators can use to tell ChatGpt Maker to remove any copyrighted material from training data for its AI models. However, it is a tedious process that requires the complainant to list each item of its content and describe it for the AI company.
Instead, media managers will use AI and ML processes to automatically detect content between websites and other sources and cross-check with the name of the creator who opt out of AI training.
Several domain experts reportedly expressed concern about the efficiency of AI tools and stressed that even giant platforms such as YouTube and Tiktok could fight content recognition on a large scale. Others reportedly criticized Openai for taking the burden of creators who chose to choose this AI tool.
