From film, music and literature: artists want to regulate AI training
Actors, artists and writers are calling for the unlicensed use of art for AI training to be banned. This is a great danger.
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More than 13,000 people from the arts and culture have signed an extremely short statement calling for a ban on the unlicensed use of creative works for the training of generative AI. Such an approach is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people responsible for it and must therefore be stopped. Well-known actors and actresses, musicians, authors and people working in the industry, including Björn Ulvaeus, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin and historian Peter Frankopan, have joined this call.
Short statement, lots of support
Apart from the one sentence that interested parties can sign, the associated page only contains a list of those who have done so –, in some cases with details of their profession. Organizations and companies have also joined the call, including the music companies Warner and Sony, as well as the German Music Industry Association. There is no further information or a more detailed explanation of the criticism and the demand. This is another reason why it should not be difficult for most people to rally behind it. The recent AI hype has already seen several such short statements with a broad response.
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The call to ban unlicensed training of AI models on artistic works comes about a year after two high-profile settlements in the US film industry that included protection from AI. This ended long strikes by actors and writers. The open letter now suggests that there is no satisfaction with the status quo here and in other areas of the art industry and that legislators need to take action. The open letter can be found on the associated website and the number of signatories continues to grow.
(mho)
