Kevin Bacon, Kate McKinnon, and other creatives warn of ‘unjust’ AI threat

/ A statement signed by 11,500 creatives including authors, musicians, and actors, criticizes the ‘unlicensed use of creative works’ to train AI.

By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020.

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Thousands of creatives, including famous actors like Kevin Bacon and Kate McKinnon, along with other actors, authors, and musicians, have signed a statement warning that the unpermitted use of copyrighted materials to train AI models threatens the people who made those creative works. 11,500 names are on the list of signatories so far.

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