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The video industry is facing unprecedented upheaval as AI tools like OpenAI's Sora enable anyone to create sophisticated content, encroaching on ground once dominated by professionals. While the tide is democratizing content creation, it’s also creating major new challenges for intellectual property (IP) protection and the tracking of copyright infringement across digital platforms.
That AI boom could also present major new opportunities for content-protection and management specialists like Vobile Group Ltd. (3738.HK), which last week reported strong financial results for its current business in the third quarter, as it also explores new AI-era opportunities that could power its future. Founded in 2005 as a specialist in fingerprinting and watermarking technologies for video platforms, Vobile began emphasizing AI-content opportunities this year by launching a digital platform that allows content creators to distribute tradeable digital assets.