Recently, more than 400 Hollywood stars, including Ben Stiller, Texas Blanchett and Cynthia Erivo, jointly issued an open letter to the Trump administration, demanding the protection of copyrights of creative industries such as film and television, music, and resisting infringement by technology giants and artificial intelligence (AI). The letter comes as Trump signed an executive order in January pledging to eliminate “the government’s redundant control over AI” to enhance “the United States’ dominance in the global AI field.”
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In this open letter, celebrities strongly opposed the claim of extensive copyrighted content needed for AI training by tech companies such as Google and OpenAI. They believe that weakening copyright protection and allowing technology companies to "explore America's creative and knowledge industries" will threaten "the world's most dynamic creative economy." They stressed that the US entertainment industry supports 2.3 million jobs and generates about $230 billion in wages each year, which also plays an important supporting role in the United States' democratic influence and international soft power.
In 2023, the use of AI triggered a months-long strike, which caused a severe blow to the US entertainment industry. The screenwriter and actors eventually reached an agreement with the production company to establish strict AI protection measures to ensure that the creator's consent must be obtained and corresponding compensation must be given when training the AI model. These measures include the use of film scripts and the protection of the actor portraits used to construct computer-generated characters.
However, with Trump running for president again, AI issues have become a hot topic again. Hollywood stars pointed out in their letter that this issue is not only about the entertainment industry, but also affects the knowledge industry in the entire United States. They believe that allowing AI to train on all copyrighted content will have a profound impact on American innovation and competitiveness.
At present, organizers are still continuing to collect signatures, hoping to gain stronger policy protection.
Key points:
More than 400 Hollywood stars jointly sent a letter to the Trump administration, demanding protection of film and television copyrights and resisting AI intrusion.
Mingxin pointed out that weakening copyright protection will threaten the employment of 2.3 million people and the creative economy in the United States.
The issue of AI usage triggered a large-scale strike in the US entertainment industry in 2023, and the two sides finally reached a strict AI protection agreement.