Runway’s AI video generator trained on thousands of scraped YouTube videos

Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela onstage at Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference. | Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Runway trained its AI text-to-video generator on thousands of YouTube videos and pirated films, according to a report from 404 Media. A spreadsheet of training data obtained by 404 Media includes links to YouTube channels belonging to major entertainment companies, such as Netflix, Disney, Nintendo, and Rockstar Games, along with creators like MKBHD, Linus