Andrew Deck
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Andrew Deck
@andrewdeck.bsky.social
Reporting on AI and journalism for @NiemanLab.org at Harvard. Previously covering tech @restofworld.org @popularmechanics Bylines: @thenation.com @japantimes.co.jp Signal: andrewdeck.01
Tens of thousands of videos were also taken from some of the most popular news creators on YouTube.

“When the use is this concentrated it feels less like incidental inclusion and more like large-scale extraction of intellectual property," political talk show host @davidpakman.bsky.social told me.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Using a searchable database published by The Atlantic, I identified downloads from specific news channels in video training data sets. These data sets were compiled or used by companies including Microsoft, Meta, Snap, Tencent, Runway, and ByteDance.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
AI Is Coming for YouTube Creators
At least 15 million videos have been snatched by tech companies.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM