"America's creative community is the envy of the world and creates jobs, economic growth and exports. But rather than respect and protect this valuable asset, some of the biggest tech companies, many backed by private equity and other funders, are using American creators' work to build AI platforms without authorization for copyright law."
"The group adds that the "illegal intellectual property grab" has resulted in an information ecosystem dominated by "misinformation, deepfakes and a vapid artificial avalanche of low-quality materials ['AI slop']... threatening America's AI superiority and international competitiveness."
"OpenAI once argued that it's "impossible" to train AI without copyrighted materials, since "copyright today covers virtually every sort of human expression.""
More than 700 artists, including Scarlett Johansson, R.E.M., and Vince Gilligan, launched the "Stealing Isn't Innovation" campaign calling on AI companies to pursue licensing and partnerships. The campaign alleges major tech firms are using American creators' work without authorization, calling the practice an illegal intellectual property grab that fuels misinformation, deepfakes, and low-quality "AI slop." The statement warns this undermines creative jobs and U.S. AI competitiveness. OpenAI previously said training without copyrighted materials is "impossible," and examples cited include Johansson's legal threat over a cloned voice and claims that Grok produced millions of sexualized images.
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