YouTube demonetizes fake movie trailer channels after investigation
- YouTube has demonetized two channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, after an investigation by Deadline revealed their use of AI to create misleading movie trailers.
- Deadline's report indicated that these channels created AI-powered trailers that closely mimicked official marketing materials for popular films.
- Nikhil P. Chaudhari, founder of Screen Culture, said his channel's success has resulted in significant ad revenue, which is now halted.
- KH Studio's founder expressed disappointment at being labeled misleading, stating the channel's goal was to entertain with creative ideas rather than deceive.
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The Rise And Fall Of AI-Generated Trailers
Screen Culture via YouTubeIn December of 2024, a strange clip went mega-viral on X (formerly known as Twitter). It wasn’t the best quality, and appeared to be surreptitiously filmed in a movie theater. It was, seemingly, a trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth, and featured images of stars Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey trudging through the jungle. However, eventually it became clear this trailer wasn’t all that it seemed. ScarJo’s charact…
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