Over 13,500 artists have signed a petition protesting AI in the global creative industry.

(CLO) Many famous artists, writers, and musicians, including ABBA singer Björn Ulvaeus and actress Julianne Moore, have signed a letter protesting the unauthorized use of their works to train artificial intelligence (AI).

According to The Guardian, more than 13,500 people in the creative industries, from music , film, theater to television, have signed a statement aimed at preventing the illegal exploitation of creative works for AI training purposes.

ABBA singer Björn Ulvaeus, actress Julianne Moore, and 2017 Nobel Literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro are among those who signed a letter protesting AI. Photo: AP/Vanity Fair

This letter, published on the Statement on AI Training website by Ed Newton-Rex, former director of the technology company Stability AI, asserts: "The unauthorized use of creative work to train AI is a major threat and an injustice to the livelihoods of creators."

The petition includes not only famous artists, but also leaders and members of major arts organizations such as the Composers of America, the SAG-AFTRA Screen Actors Guild, and Universal Music Group.

The protests come amid a rise in lawsuits between the creative industry and tech companies like OpenAI, alleging that the unauthorized use of work to train generative AI models constitutes serious copyright infringement.

Ed Newton-Rex, formerly the audio director of Stability AI, resigned in 2023 due to disagreements. He criticized tech companies for not paying royalties to creators while spending millions of dollars on engineers and AI systems. “It’s completely unfair for companies to want free access to creative work without permission,” he stated.

Warning about the potential impact, Newton-Rex argues that the UK government could face significant consequences if it allows AI to collect content without the artists' consent.

According to the Financial Times, the British government is considering a proposal to allow AI to use artwork unless the artist refuses (opt-out). He stated that many artists are unaware of these strategies and are easily put at a disadvantage.

A portrait of composer and former Stability AI director Ed Newton-Rex, 37.

The wave of opposition to AI in the creative industry is not limited to the UK but has spread to the US and China. In the US, the Writers Guild has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of "stealing content" to create fake works. Meanwhile, major record labels such as Sony Music and Universal Music Group have also sued AI platforms for the unauthorized use of thousands of recordings.

In China, many artists have boycotted the social media platform Xiaohongshu after discovering that its image creation tool was secretly collecting their artwork to train artificial intelligence, further fueling public concern about the future of the creative industry in the face of the rapid development of AI.

Anh Thu (According to The Guardian, FT)

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