More than 400 artists across the entertainment industry in Hollywood have signed a letter complaining to the Trump administration about tech giants Google and OpenAI’s proposal on AI. The tech giants have proposed that their AI models be allowed to be trained on copyright content (for free).
Signed by actors, directors, writers, and other artists affiliated with the industry, the letter accuses OpenAI and Google’s bid to “feely exploit” creative industries. The statement comes in response to Donald Trump’s administration seeking feedback on the AI Action Plan. Earlier, Google and OpenAI argued that the copyright laws are holding them back. Sam Altman’s firm even went further, remarking that it was a matter of national security! Dismissing the aforementioned claims, the letter from the Hollywood artists stated that
It is clear that Google (valued at $2 Trillion) and OpenAI (valued at over $157 Billion) are arguing for a special government exemption so they can freely exploit America’s creative and knowledge industries, despite their substantial revenues and available funds.”
It further added,
There is no reason to weaken or eliminate the copyright protections that have helped America flourish. Not when AI companies can use our copyrighted material by simply doing what the law requires: negotiating appropriate licenses with copyright holders—just as every other industry does.”
The letter has been signed by well-known celebrities, including Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, Taika Waititi, Guillermo del Toro, Paul McCarteny, and others.
The entertainment industry warned that
When tech and AI companies demand unfettered access to all data and information, they’re not just threatening movies, books, and music, but the work of all writers, publishers, photographers, scientists, architects, engineers, designers, doctors, software developers, and all other professionals who work with computers and generate intellectual property.”
Tech giants stealing Hollywood’s heart? Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett, and 400 stars complain about ‘creative theft’ by AIhttps://t.co/fp7sEHs3EM
— MSN India (@msnindia) March 21, 2025
Hundreds of celebrities warn against letting OpenAI and Google ‘freely exploit’ Hollywood https://t.co/iLIZyNahyP
— The Verge (@verge) March 18, 2025
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