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TL;DR
Apple is facing a lawsuit from YouTubers over alleged use of videos to train its AI models.
The creators claim Apple used their content without permission, payment, or credit.
A dataset called Panda-70M is at the center, indexing millions of YouTube clips for AI training.
Apple’s AI plans are facing a familiar challenge as creators push back, and now they are taking the issue to court.
Three YouTube channels have sued Apple, claiming the company secretly collected videos from the platform to train its AI models (via MacRumors). The case involves well-known channels like h3h3Productions and golf creators such as MrShortGame Golf and Golfholics. They say Apple used their videos without permission, payment, or even basic credit.
