Photographers refuse government plan to allow AI companies to train on their data
British photographers have rejected plans from the government that would allow tech companies to train AI tools using their work. The proposal would allow tech firms, including OpenAI, Google, and Meta to train on the published works from creatives unless the copyright holder has actively opted out.
The Association of Photographers (AOP) has joined the Creative Rights in AI Coalition (CRAC) which includes Getty Images, the Motion Picture Association, the Professional Publishers Association, and multiple other bodies that represent various creative industries.
“Whilst members are still digesting the details of the consultation, rights holders do not support the new exception to copyright proposed. In fact, rights holders consider that the priority should be to ensure that current copyright laws are respected and enforceable,” CRAC says in a statement. The only way to guarantee creative control and spur a dynamic licensing and generative AI market is for the onus to be on generative AI developers to seek permission and engage with rights holders to agree licences.
“We welcome proposals for transparency measures which will allow rights holders to understand how their work has been used but these should be implemented to make existing copyright law enforceable, rather than being offered as a ‘trade off’ for the degradation of copyright protections.”
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