{"id":15264234,"date":"2026-08-21T13:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/major-youtube-creators-are-facing-backlash-for-accepting-ai-money\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:34:13","slug":"major-youtube-creators-are-facing-backlash-for-accepting-ai-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/major-youtube-creators-are-facing-backlash-for-accepting-ai-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI money"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tA still from Sam Kolder\u2019s video \u201cAI is replacing me.\u201d | Screenshot: The Verge, YouTube<\/a>\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the past few days, a number of prominent filmmaking content creators including Matti Haapoja<\/a> and Sam “Kold” Kolder<\/a> have posted videos of themselves demonstrating what’s possible with AI platform Higgsfield<\/a>. The videos highlight Higgsfield’s recently added Seedance 2.5 functionality<\/a> and pitch these technologies as the future of video production.<\/p>\n

In response to these videos, other creators started sharing<\/a> what appear to be screenshots of partnership offers<\/a> they’d received from PR firms working on Higgsfield’s behalf. All of this led fans to the conclusion that Higgsfield has been trying to use creators to boost its profile and garner goo \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: TECH – AI – The Verge AI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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