EWC co-signature of the Statement on AI training by authors and artists
The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.
The initiator of this statement is Ed Newton-Rex, founder of the non-profit Fairly Trained (https://www.fairlytrained.org) that works to get a fairer deal for creators in the age of generative AI. About Edward: https://www.wired.com/…/ai-executive-ed-newton-rex…/.
critical & crucial for creative word
As explained by the initiator, the statement is intentionally short and simple in order to invite lots of people to support. It is a critical moment to send this message, because unlicensed training on creative works has rapidly taken hold in the AI industry and there seems to be an increase in tech companies’ lobbying for the right to use creative work without a license.
joining [artistic] forces to endure in [human] art
Two days after publishing the statement on 23 October more than 19.000 persons from across the creative industries – musicians, authors, artists, actors, and more – have signed it. In addition to the EWC, numerous other authors’, creators’ and rightsholders’ organisations have already supported it. Individual signatories include Nobel-winning authors, Academy Award-winning actors, Oscar-winning composers, and multi-platinum selling musicians.
All EWC member associations and their individual members are welcome to sign, and to share it.
Sign: https://www.aitrainingstatement.org
