AI in Crisis as Legendary Artists Unite to Slam Unlicensed Use of Their Work

Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools.

Thousands of artists signed the letter released Tuesday — the latest public outcry against the rapidly expanding AI industry.

The open letter to the artificial intelligence industry slammed companies for using artists works without their permission, demanding that they receive compensation and control over their art. The letter stated that companies are taking artists intellectual property and feeding it into machines to create new works giving them sole ownership over the new creations.

Some of the artists signing the letter also reached out to their fans asking them to share their own thoughts and stories about the impact AI-generated content has had on them and to flood social media with the hashtag StopStealingArt in an effort to get the message out even further.

Artificial intelligence technology has come under scrutiny in recent months for its use of copyrighted material and the speed with which the companies using this technology are producing new content.

The letter follows just days after the release of a similar letter condemning large language models for taking Black and Female Writers authorship.

Companies that are signing agreements with artists, musicians, and producers are planning to gain rights to utilize their work for AI productions, this leaves thousands of artists in danger of never seeing fair compensation for their work.

The industry has grown so much that many creators will not receive the benefit for generating content.

Producers and musicians who signed the letter released on Tuesday claim they will all start fighting back - now that AI is using their art to generate new songs for major record labels.

An estimated 75 per cent of music songs in recent months that went on sale were generated by machines using the unlicensed works by ABBA, Radiohead and others in the industry.

The news sheds light on the impact machines are having on people in the creative industry and are leaving fans worried whether we will ever be able to hear an authentic tune again.