Thousands of Creatives Sign Open Letter Calling for AI Regulation
By Movieguide® Contributor
Over 26,000 creatives have signed an open letter calling for a ban on using human-created art to train artificial intelligence without permission.
“The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted,” the one-line statement reads.
The letter has been signed by everyone from novelists like James Patterson and Harlan Coben to actors like Julianne Moore, Melissa Joan Hart and Kevin Bacon and musicians like ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.
Ed Newton-Rex, a composer and former executive at Stability AI, spoke to NBC about the issue, telling the outlet that the call for regulation comes at a time when unlicensed AI training is rampant. He also founded Fairly Trained, a nonprofit that certifies generative AI companies that train their AI on consensually obtained content.
“Lots of generative AI companies train on creators’ work without a license to do so,” he explained. “This is a major issue for many of the artists, musicians, actors, authors and other creators whose work is being exploited by AI companies.”
This isn’t the only letter of its kind. The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), a non-profit advocacy organization, shared a similar letter earlier this year.
“For many working musicians, artists and songwriters who are just trying to make ends meet, this would be catastrophic,” the letter read. “We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem.”
The letter was signed by artists like Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi and Pearl Jam, as well as the estates of Bob Marley and Frank Sinatra.
While regulation of AI is still ongoing, some steps have been taken. For example, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation that will protect performers’ digital likenesses.
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