It is only fair that you compensate us for using our writings, without which AI would be banal and extremely limited. You’re spending billions of dollars to develop AI technology. Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays, and poetry provide the “food” for AI systems, endless meals for which there has been no bill. These technologies mimic and regurgitate our language, stories, style, and ideas. Generative AI technologies built on large language models owe their existence to our writings. "We, the undersigned, call your attention to the inherent injustice in exploiting our works as part of your AI systems without our consent, credit, or compensation. You can voice your support for your fellow writers by signing the petition via the button below. We encourage DG members to consider this vital issue, which could have ramifications for theatrical writers as well. The Authors Guild, the nation’s oldest and largest professional advocacy organization for published writers, has written an open letter that calls on generative AI leaders to obtain consent, credit, and fairly compensate writers for the use of copyrighted materials in training AI.
Our work is bipartisan, and NEA funding has received bipartisan support in Congress for many years. Take two minutes now to contact your elected officials via the button below. Current NEA funding is $207 million, and the President has proposed $211 million for the NEA for 2024. This step in the annual appropriations cycle is extremely important because the Subcommittee’s funding recommendation generally informs what appropriation level will appear in the final spending bill. House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee recently began the Congressional appropriations process which funds the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for 2024. A larger NEA budget will lead to more available funds for supporting projects by writers like you. Our friends at Theatre Communications Group have shared the following message, asking theatremakers to urge Congress to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Will you take action now and urge your Congress to support $211 million for NEA funding?
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