# Over 10,500 Artists Stand Together Against AI Companies' Unfair Use of Creative Works! 🎨 **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** privacy\ **Created:** [October 23, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/over-10-500-artists-stand-together-against-ai-companies-unfair-use-of-creative-works/294285 "2024-10-23T05:17:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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**Summary:** 1. **Collective Action** More than **10,500 artists and creators** , including notable figures like **Bjorn Ulvaeus** and **Julianne Moore** , have united to protest against AI companies’ unauthorized use of their work for training. 2. **Condemnation of AI Practices** The initiative, led by former AI executive **Ed Newton-Rex** , emphasizes the unjust threat posed to creators’ livelihoods by the unlicensed use of their creative works. 3. **Legal Challenges** Major artists and publishers are currently engaged in legal battles against AI developers, with lawsuits filed by authors like **John Grisham** and **George R.R. Martin** against **OpenAI**. 4. **Call for Consent** Signatories of the statement reject proposed “opt-out” schemes for content scraping, advocating instead for explicit **creator consent** before using their work. 5. **Impact on the Industry** This growing movement highlights the escalating tensions between traditional creators and emerging AI technologies in the creative landscape. **Tags:** Artists, AI, Copyright, Creative Works, Legal Action, Intellectual Property, Generative AI, Music Industry, Creator Rights, Advocacy **Read more at:** [AI Training Statement](https://www.aitrainingstatement.org/)