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.” That’s the sensible but succinct content of an open letter signed by more than 1,

In a strongly worded letter, the group condemned the practice as a "major, unjust threat" to artistes’ livelihoods, as legal disputes between creatives and tech companies over copyright infringement and unauthorised AI training intensify.

More than 10,000 professional actors, musicians, writers, and other creators have signed a petition urging against AI using their work without permission for training. British composer Ed Newton-Rex wrote the statement and set up the signature collection.

An open letter signed by 13,500 creatives, including Radiohead's Thom Yorke, actress Julianne Moore, and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, denounced the use of their work to train AI. "The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major,