Key facts
- Chinese AI company MiniMax has restricted global access to its new AI video generation model, Vidu.
- The company cited copyright disputes as the reason for the limited access.
- MiniMax is working to resolve these copyright issues.
- The model's release was initially planned for a broader international audience.
Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax has limited overseas access to its newly launched AI video generation model, Vidu, due to ongoing copyright disputes. The company stated that it is actively working to resolve these issues before proceeding with a wider international release.
Vidu, a text-to-video generation model, was developed by MiniMax and is capable of producing videos up to three minutes long. The decision to restrict access comes amid growing concerns and legal challenges surrounding the use of copyrighted material in the training data for AI models, particularly those that generate creative content like video.