"The Human Artistry Campaign's " Stealing Isn't Innovation " movement launches today with over 800 signatories. Those include many Hollywood actors, including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as well as writers such as Jodi Picoult and Roxane Gay, and musicians like Cyndi Lauper and They Might be Giants. The campaign has a simple message: "Stealing our work is not innovation. It's not progress. It's theft-plain and simple.""
"Many record labels, news outlets, and other creative entities have partnered with AI companies in recent years, despite-or possibly in response to-their propensity to mine copyrighted materials. Creatives have fought (and continue to fight) for protections, such as in the lengthy Writers Guild of America ( WGA) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ( SAG-AFTRA) strikes in 2023."
"However, the Stealing Isn't Innovation campaign isn't against AI, it just wants creatives to be part of the process. "A better way exists-through licensing deals and partnerships, some AI companies have taken the responsible, ethical route to obtaining the content and materials they wish to use," the letter reads. "It is possible to have it all. We can have advanced, rapidly developing AI and ensure creators' rights are respected.""
A movement formed with more than 800 signatories from actors, writers, and musicians objects to AI systems using copyrighted creative material without consent. The statement asserts that taking creators' work without authorization is theft and not innovation. Many media and creative companies have partnered with AI firms despite those firms' tendencies to scrape copyrighted content. Creators previously sought protections through strikes and collective action in 2023. The movement calls for inclusion of creators in AI development via licensing deals and partnerships and notes that some AI companies already pursue responsible, ethical content acquisition.
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