### Summary
Actor Eric Roberts has discussed the idea of selling his image and vocal rights to an AI firm, following in the footsteps of Bruce Willis, in order to preserve his legacy and avoid potential deterioration due to illness.
### Facts
- Eric Roberts described himself as a "showbusiness prostitute," expressing his openness to selling his image and vocal rights to an AI firm.
- Bruce Willis has already sold his perpetual image rights to a tech firm called Deepcake.
- Roberts believes that selling image and vocal rights to AI technology can preserve a performer's legacy and avoid deterioration caused by illness.
- The actor acknowledged the need to consult with a lawyer and gain a better understanding of the implications and duration of such a contract.
🎭 Hollywood actors considering selling image rights to AI firms
### Summary
A federal judge ruled that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, which could impact Hollywood studios and their use of AI.
### Facts
- 🤖 Plaintiff Stephen Thaler sued the US Copyright Office to have his AI system recognized as the creator of an artwork.
- 🚫 US District Judge Beryl Howell upheld the Copyright Office's decision to reject Thaler's copyright application.
- 📜 Howell stated that human authorship is a fundamental requirement for copyright and cited the "monkey selfie" case as an example.
- ❓ How much human input is needed for AI-generated works to qualify as authored by a human will be a question for future cases.
- ⚖️ Hollywood studios may face challenges in their contract disputes with striking actors and writers, as AI-generated works may not receive copyright protection.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has released a comprehensive package to address the concerns of the Writers Guild, including higher compensation, increased data transparency, and protections for writers in the areas of artificial intelligence and minimum staffing. The proposal represents the highest wage increase for writers in 35 years.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has proposed guidelines for the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and data transparency in the entertainment industry, stating that AI-created material cannot be considered literary or intellectually protected, and ensuring that credit, rights, and compensation for AI-generated scripts are given to the original human writer or reworker.
The Writers Guild rejects the latest counteroffer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for a new contract, stating that it does not fully address their demands, including regulations on artificial intelligence and better protections for writing teams.
California lawmakers are introducing a bill that would allow actors and artists to nullify contracts that permit studios to use artificial intelligence to digitally clone their voices, faces, and bodies, in an effort to protect workers from being replaced by their digital replicas.
Sean Penn criticizes studios' use of artificial intelligence to exploit actors' likenesses and voices, challenging executives to allow the creation of virtual replicas of their own children and see if they find it acceptable.
The use of AI in the film industry has sparked a labor dispute between actors' union SAG-AFTRA and studios, with concerns being raised about the potential for AI to digitally replicate actors' images without fair compensation, according to British actor Stephen Fry.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that includes provisions for minimum TV writers room staffing, improved streaming residuals, regulations around the use of artificial intelligence (AI), protection for screenwriters, and benefits for writing teams.
Hollywood writers have reached a groundbreaking agreement that establishes guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in film and television, ensuring that writers have control over the technology and protecting their roles from being replaced by AI. This contract could serve as a model for other industries dealing with AI.
Representatives from various media and entertainment guilds, including SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America, have called for consent, credit, and compensation in order to protect their members' work, likenesses, and brands from being used to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems, warning of the encroachment of generative AI into their industries that undermines their labor and presents risks of fraud. They are pushing for regulations and contractual terms to safeguard their intellectual property and prevent unauthorized use of their creative content.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is calling for TV and film studios to obtain explicit consent from actors, give credit, and provide fair compensation for using their likeness to train generative AI systems, arguing for equal protection of actors' intellectual property.
