IRL: Online Life is Real Life The Art of AI
Dec 5, 2023
Artists negotiating boundaries of consent for AI use in creative industries; concerns of screenwriters replaced by AI; negotiations in film industry to protect rights of writers; intersection of AI and music production; consent and exploitation in AI; AI in hip-hop and challenges in rap generators; impact of generative AI on creative process and importance of aesthetics.
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Writers Unite Against AI Exploitation
- Van Robichow shares how writers from shows like Star Trek united to address AI impact during their Hollywood strike.
- Their collaborative group foresaw studios potentially using AI to undercut union writers' pay and rights.
Contract Rules Protect Human Writers
- Writers gained contract language declaring a writer must be human to protect against AI-scripted content.
- They require fair pay when rewriting AI-generated material as original to close studio loopholes.
AI Reimagines Vocal Identity
- Holly Herndon's Holly Plus offers AI tools to create music using her voice, enabling new creative possibilities.
- She treats intellectual property as identity, inviting collaborations that expand artistic expression.