Nvidia is being accused of scraping millions of videos online to train its own AI products. Sources say the videos weren’t just intended for research but were supposed to be used for the company’s products, including Omniverse 3D world generator, self-driving car systems, and its Digital Humans avatar generator. These reports allegedly came from an anonymous former Nvidia employee who shared the data with 404 Media.
According to the outlet, several employees were instructed to download videos to train Nvidia’s AI. Many have raised concerns about the legality and ethics of the move, but project managers have consistently assured them. Ming-Yu Liu, vice president of Research at Nvidia, allegedly responded to one question with, “This is an executive decision. We have an umbrella approval for all of the data.”
