More than 10,500 artists sign an open letter protesting unlicensed AI training

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood, literature and music have issued a warning to the artificial intelligence industry. reports that more than 10,500 artists have signed an objection to the “unlicensed use” of AI developers’ work to train their models.

“The unlicensed use of creative works to train generative AI poses a major, unwarranted threat to the livelihoods of the people behind these works and must not be permitted,” the one-sentence letter said.

The letter is supported by some big names from the film, television, music and publishing industries. Some of the more high-profile signings include actors Julianne Moore, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Bacon and F. Murray Abraham, as well as former ones Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon, author James Patterson and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.

The unauthorized use of their work to train AI models is a major concern for creative professionals. The union and union recently staged industry-wide strikes demanding better protection of their jobs and livelihoods from the use of AI in studio projects.

There are also several lawsuits currently in court accusing some AI developers of using copyrighted content without permission or appropriate compensation. On Monday The Wall Street Journal And The New York Post for violation of their copyright protection. Like Universal, Warner and Sony sued the makers of the AI ​​musicians Suno and Uido in June for “massive” copyright infringement.