European artists unite in powerful video campaign urging policymakers to ‘Stay True To the [AI] Act’

Over 30 prominent and up and coming artists from across the EU have launched a united video campaign urging EU policymakers to uphold the original intent of the EU AI Act and protect creators from the unchecked use of their work by generative AI companies.

The campaign – Stay True To The Act – features heartfelt video messages from musicians across Europe calling on the European Commission to ensure that AI companies are held accountable for how they use copyrighted material to train their models.

At the heart of the issue is a growing concern from the creative sector that artists’ works are being used without their knowledge or consent to train AI systems capable of generating vast volumes of content that mimic their styles. 

The Stay True To The Act campaign is a direct appeal to the European policymakers to ensure that implementation of the Act reflects its original spirit of transparency, accountability and the protection of European creators. The artists are calling for:

• The protection of copyright and innovation: To be able to create, creators must have rights to keep control of how their work is used and be remunerated for such use
• Transparency: AI systems that use creative work must be transparent and comply with existing copyright rules
• The opportunity for music and AI to grow and thrive together in the EU.

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About IFPI

IFPI is the voice of the recording industry worldwide, representing over 8,000 record company members across the globe. We work to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for the rights of record producers, and expand the commercial uses of recorded music around the world.

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