Google needs Hollywood more than the studios need AI
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Google is negotiating with major Hollywood studios to license their copyrighted movies and shows so Google can use them to train its AI models, offering large payments in return. While this could provide quick financial benefits to studios, the article suggests these deals carry significant risks for the entertainment companies despite being advantageous for Google.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/987429/google-needs-hollywood-more-than-the-studios-need-ai
First tracked: September 1, 2026 at 08:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%