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Literary Icons Demand AI Respect Copyrights

Over 8,000 renowned authors, including literary icons like Margaret Atwood, Nora Roberts, and Michael Chabon, have united in an open letter to demand major AI companies, such as OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, and IBM, to cease the unauthorized use of their copyrighted materials in training generative Artificial Intelligence models.

The authors, represented by the New York-based Authors Guild, expressed deep concern that their creative works are being exploited without consent or fair compensation. They assert that large language models like ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMa owe their existence to the writings of these authors, as the technologies mimic and reproduce their language, stories, style, and ideas.

The letter highlights the significant impact of generative AI on the authors’ profession, as it floods the market with machine-generated books, stories, and journalism, based on their hard-earned literary efforts. This proliferation of AI-generated content diminishes the value of their work and hampers their livelihoods.

In response, the authors call upon AI industry leaders to respect their intellectual property rights and work towards a more equitable arrangement. They request that these companies obtain permission before using their copyrighted materials in generative AI programs and provide fair compensation for past and ongoing use.

The plea emphasizes that the financial success of AI technologies is partly due to the writers’ literary contributions, and they deserve proper recognition and remuneration for their role in advancing the field. The authors hope that the AI companies will appreciate the gravity of their concerns and collaborate to establish a healthy ecosystem that values the creativity and hard work of authors and journalists in the AI landscape.

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