YouTube Boots 2 Channels for Posting Fake AI Film Trailers

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YouTube has taken action against two channels that used AI to produce fake movie trailers. A spokesperson for YouTube confirmed to CNET that the channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, have been shut down.

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The India- and Georgia-based channels had a combined 2 million subscribers and garnered over a billion views collectively, according to Deadline. YouTube's move comes after the platform suspended ads on Screen Culture and KH Studio earlier this year, according ...