Hollywood Creatives Push Back on AI

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HOME > BUSINESS > BUSINESS NEWS 400 Hollywood Creatives Push Back on OpenAI and Google’s Calls to Train AI on Copyrighted Material Celebrities including Ron Howard, Cate Blanchett, Cynthia Erivo and Paul McCartney submitted a letter to a White House office stating "America’s global AI leadership must not come at the expense of our essential creative industries." BY KATIE KILKENNY MARCH 18, 2025 10:53AM

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A news article screenshot shows a headline about 400 Hollywood creatives opposing OpenAI and Google’s use of copyrighted material to train AI, alongside photos of Ron Howard, Cate Blanchett, Cynthia Erivo, and Paul McCartney. The joke comes from pairing this article with a caption criticizing unequal treatment in AI scraping debates: famous artists object when their work is used, while ordinary people are allegedly exploited without the same concern. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to arguments about copyright, AI training data, and celebrity privilege.

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Ron Howard (Рон Ховард)Cate Blanchett (Кейт Бланшетт)Cynthia Erivo (Синтия Эриво)Paul McCartney (Пол Маккартни)

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