The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.” That’s the sensible but succinct content of an open letter signed by more than 1,

Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead, and The Cure join actors and authors in signing a protest letter against unlicensed AI use of their works.

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood, literature and music have issued a warning to the artificial intelligence industry. The Washington Post reports that more than 10,500 artists have signed an open protest letter objecting to AI developers’ “unlicensed use” of artists’ work to train their models.