A growing number of YouTubers and digital content creators are monetizing their unpublished video footage by selling it to AI companies for the purpose of training AI algorithms. Each transaction fetches them thousands of dollars, underscoring the immense value of this exclusive, unreleased content in AI training. AI firms typically shell out between $1 and $4 per minute for such footage, with special format videos commanding even higher prices. Following the introduction of AI video generators last year, the demand for data from AI companies has skyrocketed, with some firms demanding millions of hours of video content. This trend not only diversifies creators' income streams, reducing their dependency on advertising revenue, but also addresses the ethical concerns surrounding AI companies' unauthorized use of public footage, ensuring that creators are fairly compensated for their work.