Overview
- The Human Artistry Campaign, a coalition including SAG-AFTRA, the RIAA, the WGA, the Recording Academy, the Directors Guild and The NewsGuild, is coordinating the push.
- Supporters range from Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett to Vince Gilligan, R.E.M., Questlove, Cyndi Lauper, Jodi Picoult and Jonathan Franzen.
- Organizers are running full‑page and social ads — including in The New York Times — to pressure AI firms to negotiate licenses and enable creator opt‑outs.
- The group cites a handful of deals, such as Disney’s recent multi‑year agreement with OpenAI, while arguing most AI training remains unlicensed.
- The campaign spotlights ongoing legal fights over training data — including suits against Midjourney — as tech companies invoke fair‑use defenses.