What do actor Kevin Bacon, novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, musician Robert Smith, and journalist and historian Sidney Blumenthal have in common? is one of 11,500 signatories to the petition.
“Unauthorized use of creative works for the purpose of training generative AI poses a serious and unwarranted threat to the lives of the people behind the works and should not be tolerated,” the signatories warned. There is.
The petition comes at a time when lawmakers are considering how to respond to data collected for the development of generative AI. Last week, the Financial Times reported that the UK government will consult on an “opt-out” model for AI content scraping.
According to the Guardian, the petition was sponsored by British composer and former Stability AI executive Ed Newton Rex, who said creators were very concerned. He accuses AI companies of “dehumanizing” people's art and work, calling it “training data.”