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More than 13,000 creatives (including some famous authors, musicians, and actors) signed a statement that expresses their growing concerns over the unauthorized use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models. The one-sentence statement published by Fairly Trained, an advocacy group founded by former Stability AI executive Ed Newton-Rex, reads: “The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.” Newton-Rex told The Guardian, “There are three key resources that generative AI companies need to build AI models: people, compute, and data. They spend vast sums on the first two – sometimes a million dollars per engineer, and up to a billion dollars per model. But they expect to take the third – training data – for free.” Like I said yesterday, this is the fight of the year (maybe the next five years). Fairly Trained’s idea is to have a universally enforceable method to prevent creative content from being used for AI training without permission and compensation. This might be possible, but anything that was ingested prior to the most recent cutoff date is already part of the collective body of knowledge of every foundational model (no matter the AI company). You can push back and say that there are ways to force this issue, that there are methods where you could extract specific artist’s works or fine tune a model to ignore requests to create new work product “inspired” by a particular artist’s work. You might even be able to figure out a way to prove that a particular model was trained on something specific and, if it can’t be extracted, force some kind of royalty payment. In practice, where there’s a will, there’s a way. First, we need to agree that the content (data) required for training should not be free. Then, as we fight the fight, we have to hope that new technologies and synthetic data don’t obviate the need for organic, real data. It’s hard to look toward the future through the lens of the present. It’s even harder to look through the lens of the past. Here’s my question (challenge) to each of you: For AI platforms, what is the right way to compensate content creators for the use of their works? How should AI platforms compensate content creators? There are two areas to consider: 1) training and 2) output. Please share your thoughts below. -s

AI and film industry leaders gathered for the inaugural Project Odyssey AI Film Gala on Friday 13th, in San Francisco! Hosted by Civitai with sponsorships from ElevenLabs, iKHOR Labs, Freepik & Magnific AI, and Openlicense & the And.Foundation, the event showcased the groundbreaking use of AI in filmmaking, leadership panels, and exclusive networking to help unify the companies, communities, and creators across the space. A big thank you Claire Xue (Moodelier) for co-organizing, Andreessen Horowitz for lending us the location, and to our speakers: Justin Maier and Matty Shimura (Civitai), Coco Nitta (iKHOR Labs), Joshua Soto (Openlicense), Paula Vivas (Freepik), Pengfei W. (KLING - AI Videos), Yishu Miao (Haiper), C.C. Gong (Menlo Ventures), Jason Zada (Secret Level), Katya Alexander (Pillars Film), Erick Geisler (Global Objects | Utilizing 3D Capture Technology To Create Digital Twins Of The Real World), and realdreams.io! Shoutout to Flipbird for the amazing videography.

Bridging Creativity and Technology: A New Era of Collaboration This week, And.Foundation was honored to host the Acoustic Planetarium, an event designed to bridge the gap between the creative community and emerging technologies. The evening was a testament to the power of collaboration and the magic that happens when diverse minds come together and create. The Acoustic Planetarium was more than an event—it was an experience. Attendees were immersed in a unique blend of live music and cutting-edge technology, creating a shared space where art and innovation could coexist and inspire one another. This gathering highlighted the importance of building a common language through art, fostering connections that transcend conventional boundaries. We are immensely grateful to everyone who made this night possible. Your creativity, support, and shared vision were crucial in making the Acoustic Planetarium a success. This event reinforced our belief that when creativity and technology intersect, extraordinary things happen. Thank you to all who participated and supported us. Here's to many more moments of shared discovery and innovation. We love you all, The And.Foundation Team Openlicense ElevenLabs Tigris Data realdreams.io