Dataset earnings?

It's likely these AI companies will generate stock footage based off of our stock footage, while paying a pittance to us. Pond5 might even be getting screwed, who knows. Once people can generate an accurate AI depiction of the footage you've been shooting, then it's over. OPT OUT.

Yup Mizamook. The feathers have been thrown in the air and there is no way to ever collect them back. The SS leadership announced that several AI companies have contracts for up to and over $50 million for AI scan of the portfolio. In the short run Artists are being killed and in medium to long run the agencies will need to sell for pennies to make any sales. No need to buy stock when our work can be regenerated unlimited without any payment. Inevitable but death of our industry for short term profit.

Last year this earning was much, much higher. This year it is not worth mentioning.

News is that Apple signed up with SS to train its AI model.. and hence we are getting this dataset payouts. I received few dollars from both SS AND P5
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/06/apple-ai-deal-shutterstock/