{"id":306082,"date":"2025-07-31T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306082\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:00:26","slug":"dreamworks-includes-ai-training-warning-in-the-bad-guys-2-end-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306082\/","title":{"rendered":"DreamWorks Includes AI Training Warning In The Bad Guys 2 End Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"

DreamWorks has included a warning in The Bad Guys 2 credits that makes it clear the film should not be used to train AI, as the future of artificial intelligence<\/a> warps and becomes uncertain for creatives. <\/p>\n

DreamWorks Studios<\/a> included a clause at the end of the credits for the film that lets viewers know it cannot be used to train AI \u2014 and if it is, lawyers will come knocking.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll rights in this work are reserved for purposes of laws in all jurisdictions pertaining to data mining or AI training, including but not limited to Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019\/790,\u201d reads text revealed by X \/ Twitter user Rendy Jones,<\/a> shown at the end of the credits. \u201cThis work may not be used to train AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The end credits of BAD GUYS 2 said \u201cscrew AI. Try stealing our work! It\u2019ll be a crime to your artless ass.\u201d All I must say to this is SAY THAT SHIT WITH YOUR WHOLE CHEST DREAMWORKS ANIMATION! SPEAK ON IT! pic.twitter.com\/odsS6mWvfx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rendy Jones (@rendy_jones) July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Bad Guys 2 doesn\u2019t premiere in theaters until August 1 but some eagle eyed viewers caught the sting at the end of the credits during early screenings. Clearly, DreamWorks is laying down the law.<\/p>\n

To be fair, it isn\u2019t the first time the studio has been vocal about keeping its work out of the hands of AI models. The live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon<\/a>, which premiered in June, also had a similar tag at the end of the credits<\/a>, making sure folks knew the legal repercussions of attempting to use any part of the film in an AI program.<\/p>\n

Not everyone in Hollywood has the same attitude, however. Last year, Netflix said audiences “don’t much care” about either budgets for film and TV, or even the technology used to make them<\/a>, and that generative AI was “a great way for creators to tell better stories.”<\/p>\n

Last month, Disney joined forces with Universal to sue Midjourney for copyright infringement<\/a>, stating that the AI-powered image generator is a \u201cbottomless pit of plagiarism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shrek is one of the properties that is being cited as part of Midjourney\u2019s infringement offenses, as well as Marvel characters, Star Wars characters, Despicable Me\u2019s iconic Minions, and others. According to a BlueSky user who combed through the docs, there are over 30 comparisons between studio artwork and Midjourney outputs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further, according to the docs, this suit has been percolating since November 2024<\/a>, when Midjourney was served a demand letter \u2014 essentially an attempt to settle an issue out of court \u2014 from Disney, but it failed to respond and then proceeded to develop more models that reportedly infringed on existing copyrights. Universal recently served the company another demand letter at the end of May, which means the studios finally decided to hit the gas pedal on taking down Midjourney.<\/p>\n

Generative AI is one of the hottest topics within the video game and entertainment industries, which have both suffered massive layoffs in recent years. Generative AI thus far has drawn criticism from players and creators due to a mix of ethical issues, rights issues, and AI\u2019s struggles to produce content audiences actually enjoy.<\/p>\n

In March, social media platforms were flooded with AI-generated Studio Ghibli-inspired images<\/a> as part of a trend sparked by the launch of OpenAI\u2019s new GPT\u20114o image generator. It caused a vociferous debate that resurfaced anti-AI comments from creator Hayao Miyazaki.<\/p>\n

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.<\/p>\n