SAG-AFTRA has issued a statement condemning Tilly Norwood, the AI “actress” who has become a contentious subject in Hollywood after her creator, Eline Van der Velden, recently claimed that multiple talent agents were interested in signing the AI creation. “To be clear, ‘Tilly Norwood’ is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation,” SAG-AFTRA wrote in a statement.
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OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
OpenAI began alerting talent agencies and studios about the forthcoming product and its opt-out process over the past week and plans to release the new version in the coming days, the people said. The opt-out process for the new version of Sora means that movie studios and other intellectual property owners would have to explicitly ask OpenAI not to include their copyright material in videos the tool creates.
Source: OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Epidemic Sound’s Bold AI Bet, Helping Creators And Paying Artists More
Rather than generate new songs, Adapt lets users reshape tracks in Epidemic’s catalog of 50,000 tracks and 200,000 sound effects —adjusting length, tempo, structure, or instrumentation with a few clicks. “It’s quite common you find a track you like, but then making it perfect for your story takes hours,” Höglund said. “The idea behind Adapt was to put those tools in the hands of creators so they can make those decisions immediately.”
Source: Epidemic Sound’s Bold AI Bet, Helping Creators And Paying Artists More
Spotify has deleted 75m+ ‘spammy tracks’ – as it unveils new AI music policies
The figure was disclosed during a press briefing where executives outlined a three-pronged approach to combat AI-enabled fraud while supporting legitimate artistic use of artificial intelligence tools. “In the past 12 months alone, a period marked by the explosion of generative AI tools, we’ve removed over 75 million spammy tracks from Spotify,” the company confirmed in its official blog post announcing the measures.
Source: Spotify has deleted 75m+ ‘spammy tracks’ – as it unveils new AI music policies
Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft
The two major music companies have each partnered with a research lab called SoundPatrol, which has developed a patent-pending method to analyze music. SoundPatrol, which originated at Stanford University, is developing what it calls a “forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting,” which it claims “represents a step change from existing detection methods.”
Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change
Spotify on Thursday announced a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and to make it clearer that unauthorized voice clones are not permitted on its service. The company says it will adopt an industry standard for identifying and labeling AI music in credits, known as DDEX, and will soon roll out a new music spam filter to catch more bad actors.
Source: Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change | TechCrunch
What happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess
Hallwood Media signed a deal with Telisha “Nikki” Jones after negotiations that purportedly included an offer of $3 million, Billboard reported. Jones is a Mississippi-based lyricist behind the R&B artist “Xania Monet” whose most popular song on Spotify racked up over 1 million listens, and whose Reels regularly top 100,000 views on Instagram – despite her likeness, vocals, and music being AI-generated.
Source: What happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess
EU Commission rebuffs calls to press pause on AI Act
The European Commission is not considering a so-called “stop the clock”, or a pause, of the implementation phase of the AI Act, a Commission official told EU lawmakers on Monday, despite a growing chorus of recent calls for it to do so. “There is not going to be an overall moratorium on the AI Act. That is not on the table. We are focusing on making the rules work in practice,” Yvo Volman, director for data at the Commission, told a European Parliament committee Monday.
Source: EU Commission rebuffs calls to press pause on AI Act
AI-backed robot painting aims to boost artist income
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Book Industry Divided Over AI Adoption, Finds BISG Survey
Nearly half of book industry professionals are using artificial intelligence tools for work, but 98% report significant concerns about AI implementation, according to new survey data from the Book Industry Study Group released in September. “The overwhelming majority reported multiple pain points with AI, including serious ethical concerns,” Brooke Horn, BISG’s membership and operations manager, said during a webinar presenting the findings.
Source: Book Industry Divided Over AI Adoption, Finds BISG Survey