April 8 news, including theThe New York Times, The Guardian, among others, U.S. News / media, esp. news mediaA number of well-known publishers under the News / Media Alliance umbrellaLaunch of the "Supporting Responsible AI" campaign calling on the U.S. government to force tech giants to pay for content used in AI products.
Participants, including prominent media outlets such as The New York Times and The Guardian, used bold red and white banners with slogans such as "Protect Your Work from AI Theft" and "AI is Stealing Your Content, Too".1AI cited a blog post in which the coalition criticized the unauthorized use of creators' content by tech companies as "contrary to American values" and emphasized that the creative industry must stop stealing. The coalition criticized the unauthorized use of content by tech companies as "contrary to American values," and emphasized that the creative industry is at the heart of the nation's competitiveness, and that misappropriation must stop.
The campaign makes three specific demands: that tech companies fairly compensate content creators; that AI-generated content be mandatorily attributed and transparent; and that monopolies be prohibited from engaging in coercive or anti-competitive practices. Danielle Coffey, president of the coalition, said the news industry is not resisting AI technology, but needs to build a "balanced ecosystem" to ensure that AI development feeds into quality content and improves international competitiveness.
The action coincided with a controversy over OpenAI's new image generation tool. The tool, which creates images that mimic the animation style of Ghibli, has drawn strong opposition from the artist community.
In addition, the New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in December 2023 for unauthorized use of its articles to train AI, and a federal judge last month denied OpenAI's request to dismiss the case, which will continue.
