Christopher Nolan is urging Hollywood studios to take stronger action against AI companies using copyrighted films without permission.
“AI is too big a catchall term. It’s describing too many things and it’s being used by companies to absolve themselves of responsibility.”
He warns that companies are trying to portray AI as “this Frankenstein’s monster that can get out of control” without accepting accountability. “We have to strongly resist that.”
Nolan believes existing copyright laws already protect creators and doubts that AI companies will be able to rely on fair use indefinitely:
“I think longer term that won’t hold up in court.”
As DGA president, he insists that studios must take responsibility: “We’re very focused at the Guild about holding the studios to account for protecting their copyrights.”
He was particularly pleased that ‘THE ODYSSEY’ includes a new legal warning in its end credits:
“For the first time, it contains a message saying that this film cannot be ingested and used as training data.”
But he believes more needs to be done:
“There are excellent protections in place against AI, but that’s not enough.”
“You have to have a voice in how this tool is used moving forward.”
(via @DEADLINE)
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