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UK Actors Vote 99% Against Digital Scanning Amid AI Dispute

UK Actors Vote 99% Against Digital Scanning Amid AI Dispute

UK Actors Vote 99% Against Digital Scanning Amid AI Dispute
Above: Paul W. Fleming, the head of U.K. actors union Equity, speaks at a protest in London on July 21, 2023. Image credit: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Copyright protections must be upheld and tech companies cannot be allowed to freely exploit creative work without permission or payment. The overwhelming 88% support for requiring AI companies to obtain licenses proves creators refuse to accept a system where their labor trains machines without compensation. TransparencyFairness requirements and fairtransparency remuneration aren't optional, but they're essential to preserving the livelihoodscreative ofindustries authors and performersthe people who powermake thethem creative industriesgreat.

AI tools are revolutionizing filmmaking by democratizing production and enabling creators to make high-quality content faster and cheaper than ever before. The technology allows filmmakers to produce work at the speed of culture, potentially discovering the next generation of great directors who lack big studio backing. ArtistsWhile artists should be atpart of the tablediscussion, buildingthe thesetech toolsitself rathershould thanbe gettingseen rolledas overa byhelpful bigtool, technot a human replacement.

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There's a 50% chance that an original, wholly AI-generated feature film will rank #1 on a popular streaming service by Aug. 26, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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