By james art The statement – also backed by Abba star Björn Ulvaeus, Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore and Nobel Prize-winning writer Sir Kazuo Ishiguro – warned of the “huge, unfair threat” to creative livelihoods.
Other British signatories include writer Mallory Blackman and singer Billy Bragg, while Hollywood stars include Footloose actor Kevin Bacon, Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin, Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham, Barbie star Kate McKinnon and Sabrina actress, teenage witch Melissa Joan Hart.
Today we’re publishing a statement on AI training, signed by 10,000+ creators already:
“The unlicensed use of creative works to train generative AI is a major, unfair threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works and should not be allowed.”
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— Ed Newton-Rex (@ednewtonrex) October 22, 2024
“The unlicensed use of creative works to train generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works and should not be allowed,” the open letter organized by British composer and former AI executive Ed Newton – Rex, he said.
The statement was also signed by organizations including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Group, HarperCollins Publishers and the American actors union Sag-Aftra.
It comes as a frenzy of excitement builds around generative AI as the next big innovation in the tech sector, first sparked by the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022.
Generative AI is a more advanced form of automation through which machines can create something completely new based on a huge set of data.
Last week, the government announced that four US firms plan to invest £6.3 billion in data center infrastructure in the UK.