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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we need this? This isn't innovation. It's evil slop.
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People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

People are using OpenAI's Sora 2 to generate videos of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking being brutalized in ghoulish ways.

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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 2d

Genuine question - what are OpenAI’s Sora and other video generation tools good for?

I am honestly trying to understand what is so important that it’s worth the cost. If you have examples, I would be interested to hear them.

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People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

People are using OpenAI's Sora 2 to generate videos of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking being brutalized in ghoulish ways.

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 10d

Spotted on the G train on one of those dystopian AI friend ads

a subway ad reading “I’ll binge the entire series with you.” the URL of the product has been covered over with SLOP.com

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · 10d

"This settlement sends a clear message to the Big Tech companies splashing generative A.I. over every app and page and program: You are not above the law."
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Opinion | I Sued Anthropic, and the Unthinkable Happened

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Sep 5

Human Artistry Campaign Statement on Historic $1.5 Billion Settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Sep 5

"In a landmark settlement, Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to a group of authors and publishers after a judge ruled it had illegally downloaded and stored millions of copyrighted books."

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Sep 2

'''This is the largest IP theft in human history. That’s not hyperbole. We are seeing tens of millions of works being infringed daily.'" -- How AI Firms Are Stealing Music @billboard.com
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‘The Largest IP Theft in Human History’: Breaking Down The Years-Long Investigation Into How AI Firms Are Stealing Music

How AI firms like OpenAI and Meta steal music by scraping copyrighted works to train generative artificial intelligence systems, according to ICMP.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Aug 22

“There have to be rules of the road, so that regular people aren't roadkill for these big companies making money off viral videos.” @klobuchar.senate.gov

Deepfakes don’t discriminate. Athletes, artists, leaders, and everyday people are all targets. It’s time for safeguards. bit.ly/45KQZBX

Sen. Amy Klobuchar renews push for legislation to crack down on AI deepfakes

This comes after a fake video went viral on social media in recent weeks manipulating Klobuchar's voice into making inappropriate comments.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Aug 21

"With A.I., the technology has gotten ahead of the law, and we can’t let it go any further without rules of the road." @klobuchar.senate.gov

Congress must act now to protect Americans from deepfakes.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opinion/amy-klobuchar-deepfakes.html?smid=bs-share

Opinion | Amy Klobuchar: What I Didn’t Say About Sydney Sweeney

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Aug 6

xAl's new Grok image and video generator has a 'spicy' mode

Grok's 'spicy' video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Aug 5

Great piece by Copyright Clearance Center CEO Tracey Armstrong: “What good are AI-generated summaries of today’s news if there are no journalists to report it?… Stealing American creativity only weakens AI by starving it of quality inputs in the long term.”

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Copyright Licensing Powers Responsible AI – DC Journal - InsideSources

Generative artificial intelligence has three basic (and seemingly insatiable) needs: energy, chips and training content. We are all familiar with how AI

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Jul 1

Following the US Senate's 99-1 vote on the Blackburn/Cantwell amendment to strike a proposed 10-year ban on state regulation of AI, the Human Artistry Campaign issued the following statement:

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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · Jun 25

In today's newsletter, @hannahstoryb.bsky.social wrote about the heat dome trapping much of the country, the AI industry turning up the heat, and how undeterred voters in New York City showed what can still be accomplished within the harsh parameters of our unequal, fast-warming world.

Chatbot, Are We Cooked?

It’s too damn hot, and Big Tech is turning up the heat.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Jun 24

“A global survey found that only one in four respondents believe AI companies should be allowed to train their models on any publicly available text or images. The majority favour more restrictive approaches, including the requirement for explicit permission from content creators.” bit.ly/3ZNOWuG

Most AI researchers reject free use of public data to train AI models - Impact of Social Sciences

Cian O’Donovan finds most AI researchers oppose companies using public data for AI training, as creatives protest and tensions grow between policy, industry and public expectations.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Jun 9

Animation workers' unions call on lawmakers "to fight for culture and art and the value it provides" and to pass legislation to protect workers whose livihoods are at risk from widespread, irresponsible gen AI use www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...

International Coalition Of Worker Unions Declares Emergency Over AI Use In Animation

Over two dozen entertainment unions in Europe and North America are calling for action to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the animation industry.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Jun 6

Country icon Martina McBride testified before Congress in support of the NO FAKES Act, which would protect us all from nonconsensual AI deepfakes & voice clones. Join us & tell your reps to support NO FAKES! p2a.co/fCscPAf

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Jun 5

"I'd love to be like a pure punk rock artist and be like, art isn't about the money. But what really happens if you don't pay artists is not a punk rock thing. What happens is all the biggest corporate giants just own & control everything." www.axios.com/2025/06/04/j...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: "Not a punk rock thing" to use artists' work to train AI for free

"What really happens if you don't pay artists is not a punk rock thing," the actor said.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · Jun 5

In his acceptance speech for Billboard's Creators’ Champion Award in London, megastar @eltonofficial had a clear message for the UK government and its polarizing AI bill:

“We will not back down and we will not go away quietly. This is just the beginning.” www.billboard.com/pro/elton-jo...

Elton John Warns U.K. Government ‘We Will Not Back Down’ Over AI Bill at Billboard’s Global Power Players Event: Read His Full Speech

Elton John spoke at Billboard's Global Power Player event in London and called upon the British government to scrap its controversial AI bill.

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · May 26

Meta has almost $78 billion cash on hand. One could, idk, pay to license things. Just a thought.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · May 26

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.

You’re in organized crime.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 22

So…about AI’s energy use…

“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”

Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour

That's a long time in the microwave.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · May 21

The bipartisan NO FAKES Act would establish a right to your own voice & likeness, protecting against nonconsensual AI-generated deepfakes & voice clones. Join nearly 400 artists & tell your representative to support NO FAKES! p2a.co/fCscPAf

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · May 14

"It doesn't make any sense, this ruling of opting out - where essentially it's like saying, 'you can burgle my house unless I ask you not to'." news.sky.com/story/giles-...

Giles Martin on AI plans: 'It's like saying you can burgle my house unless I ask you not to'

Under plans being debated by government, an exemption to copyright would be created for training artificial intelligence (AI), so tech firms would not need a licence to use copyrighted material - putt...

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · May 14

Dua Lipa & Elton John are a few of the many high-profile creatives who have signed a new letter to the U.K. Prime Minister, imploring that he protect the work of creatives instead of submitting to greedy and invasive AI companies www.billboard.com/pro/uk-gover...

U.K. Government’s AI Plans Dealt Fresh Blow in Move Backed by Elton John, Dua Lipa and Others

The U.K. government's plans to allow artificial intelligence firms to use copyrighted work, including music, have been dealt another setback.

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · May 14

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Did Anthropic’s own AI generate a ‘hallucination’ in legal defense against song lyrics copyright case? - Music Business Worldwide

Anthropic data scientist Olivia Chen allegedly cited a non-existent academic article in a court filing submitted in late April.

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