April 2 (UPI) — Over 200 artists, together with Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Billie Eilish, have signed a letter calling on corporations to cease infringing on artists’ rights through the usage of AI.
The Artists Rights Alliance, which put ahead the open letter, advocates for “a wholesome artistic financial system and honest remedy for all creators within the digital world,” in keeping with its web site.
“Make no mistake: we consider that, when used responsibly, AI has monumental potential to advance human creativity and in a way that permits the event and progress of recent and thrilling experiences for music followers in every single place,” the signatories wrote within the open letter.
Whereas the signatories acknowledged potential positives of AI, they decried the potential hurt to artists.
“Sadly, some platforms and builders are using AI to sabotage creativity and undermine artists, songwriters, musicians and rightsholders,”
The signatories mentioned corporations are improperly coaching AI fashions utilizing their proprietary work with the aim of “changing the work of human artists.”
Whereas residing artists like Elvis Costello, Jason Isbell, Jon Bon Jovi, and Zayn Malik signed the open letter, the estates of deceased artists Bob Marley and Frank Sinatra additionally signed.
