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'The Sopranos,' 'Breaking Bad' Among 139k Film & TV Scripts Used for AI

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Insider reveals top studios used over 139,000 TV and film scripts to train AI language models, sparking backlash against prominent franchises like 'The Sopranos' and 'Breaking Bad'.
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  • Writer Alex Reisner exposed the massive scale of scripts used, ranging from iconic shows like 'The Sopranos' and 'Breaking Bad' to lesser-known indie films.
  • This revelation has Hollywood buzzing about the ethics of training AI on copyrighted material without permission, threatening potential lawsuits from creators and studios looking to protect their intellectual property.
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