Over 200 artists sign open letter condemning AI infringement on creative rights

Billie Eilish, R.E.M., Kacey Musgraves, and over 200 other artists signed an open letter warning about AI infringing on artists' rights.

The letter condemns the use of AI to infringe upon and devalue artists' rights.

It asks tech companies and platforms to pledge not to develop or deploy AI that undermines human artistry of artists or denies them fair compensation.

The letter raises issue with tech developers using musical works to train AI models without artist permission.

It states AI-created "sounds" and "images" substantially dilute royalty pools paid out to artists, which would be "catastrophic" for many working musicians.