Youtube Ai: Deepfake Detector Tool Is Alarming Creators, Experts
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>A YouTube tool that uses creators’ biometrics to help them remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness also allows Google to train its AI models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC.
>but to use the tool, YouTube requires that creators upload a government ID and a biometric video of their face. Biometrics are the measurement of physical characteristics to verify a person’s identity
> The policy states that public content, including biometric information, can be used “to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features.”