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 โ the latest public warning about AI tools that can spit out synthetic images, music and writings after being trained on huge troves of human-made works.
“The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted,” says the petition.
Among the signatories are Bjรถrn Ulvaeus of the Swedish supergroup ABBA, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Thom Yorke and his Radiohead bandmates. Also signing were writers including Nobel-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and actors Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon and Rosario Dawson.
Bestselling novelist James Patterson signed Tuesday’s letter and another open letter last year organized by the Authors Guild, which later brought a lawsuit against AI companies that is still proceeding in a New York federal court.
Zoe Saldaรฑa to be honored with American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara Film Fest
Zoe Saldaรฑa will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). Saldaรฑa is set to receive the award on Friday, February 7, 2025 at an in-person conversation about her career, leading up to her acclaimed performance this year as Rita Moro Castro in Netflixโs Emilia Perez. This marked one of her most transformative roles to date, and adds another unique facet to her career.
โZoe Saldaรฑa has a fantastic filmography worth celebrating any year, but her commanding and stouthearted performance in Emilia Perez makes our tribute to her imperative,โ remarked SBIFFโs executive director Roger Durling.
Saldaรฑaโs career spans more than 20 years as an actor and producer. She is the only actor in history to have starred in four films that have grossed over $2 billion and the top three highest grossing films of all time--Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water and Marvel Studiosโ Avengers: Endgame.
Most recently, Saldaรฑa led and executive produced the independent film The Absence of Eden, directed by Marco Perego in his feature film debut, and currently stars in Taylor Sheridanโs undercover CIA drama series Lioness for Paramount+, which she also executive produces with her production company Cinestar Pictures. Saldaรฑa can next be seen starring in the Spanish-language musical crime comedy from Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and took home the Jury Prize. Saldaรฑa received the festivalโs prestigious Best Actress Award alongside the female ensemble and Netflix will release the film in theaters this fall.
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