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OpenAI, ByteDance, Google DeepMind blur lines between real and AI media

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

OpenAI signed a display deal with Getty Images to show licensed photos in ChatGPT, not for training. ByteDance teased Seedance 2.5, generating 30-second AI video in one pass. Google DeepMind partnered with A24 on AI filmmaking tools, with no access to A24's library.

Meridian48 take
The Getty deal offers a rare non-zero-sum model for AI and creators, but the simultaneous advances in generation suggest the 'real vs AI' blur will only accelerate.
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Real photos in ChatGPT, 30-second AI video, and AI inside A24 — 3 stories that blur "real vs AI" media →
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