Thousands of Raptive creators push to hold AI companies accountable

We’re at a point where we’re starting to see the negative effects of AI technology despite what CEOs of AI companies tell us in keynotes. Creators stand to lose significantly thanks to AI, and this is why they’re banding together. Thousands of Raptive creators band together to urge Congress to hold AI companies accountable.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know what sort of effects AI technology will have on the creator economy. We’re already seeing creators being let go from their jobs because their employers chose to replace them with an AI model. As these AI tools get better, more people are going to lose their jobs. Writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, actors, voice actors, etc. will all need to either abandon their lifelong passions or sell out and mass-produce soul-less AI slop to please money-hungry corporations. There are very few other avenues to take.

Thousands of Raptive creators want AI companies to be held accountable

The American has been hard at work trying to pull some AI regulations out of the ether, but not much has materialized. However, other entities are out fighting the good fight while the government waits for the ink to dry.

For example, several major record labels are suing the companies behind two AI music generators for copyright infringement. This is one of the many lawsuits going on right now.

Raptive is a company representing thousands of independent creators. It’s paid out more than $2 billion to creators, and that number is going up. Raptive also acknowledges the threat of AI technology.

The company, backed by more than 13,000 creators from across the U.S. has urged Congress to hold major AI companies accountable for their actions. According to PR Newswire, the creator economy is valued at $100 billion, and it could nearly double in the next three years. However, with AI companies shoving AI tools down our throats, we fear that the creator economy could crumble.

Requests

Raptive and the creators have a handful of requests. Firstly, they want to enforce copyright law to protect original content from being scraped without consent. Secondly, they want a form of revenue-sharing structure in place so that creators are properly compensated for their work. Thirdly, AI tools shouldn’t reduce the traffic going to creators’ websites. Tools like these (a good example is Google’s AI Overviews) can cut a company’s ad revenue significantly.

Fourthly, future AI products shouldn’t be able to unfairly compete against creators. This is pretty tricky, as this is what they’re doing now. “Why hire an artist to spend three hours on a painting when MidJourney can whip it up in 30 seconds?” These are the questions that companies are asking. So, we’re going to have to see what the government makes of that request. Lastly, the government needs to ensure that these AI companies are being held accountable for their behavior.

We’re talking about major corporations here; they’re about as ethical as a desert is wet. There need to be some rules, guidelines, and the threat of MAJOR FINES to keep companies in line. OpenAI, Alphabet, and Meta contacted Hollywood studios about their AI products. HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS! So, not even industry-level jobs are safe from AI. We need something to keep these companies from completely ruining the entire creator economy.