Paul McCartney, Cynthia Erivo and Guillermo del Toro are among hundreds of Hollywood stars who signed an open letter outlining concerns about AI.
The article discusses Hollywood's concerns over the use of copyrighted material by AI companies like OpenAI and Google for training their AI models. Hollywood studios and creators are urging former President Donald Trump to intervene and prevent these tech giants from using their copyrighted works without permission. The contention arises as AI technologies, particularly in the realm of generative AI, require vast datasets to learn from, often including copyrighted content like movies, TV shows, and scripts. This has led to a clash between the entertainment industry, which sees this as a violation of intellectual property rights, and tech companies, which argue that such use falls under fair use. The studios are pushing for regulatory measures to ensure they have control over how their content is used in AI development, highlighting the broader debate on copyright in the digital age.