Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert among 200 names on a letter asking AI developers to respect artists' rights

AI expert Marva Bailer explains how, even though there are currently laws in place, the average person has more access than ever to create deepfakes of celebrities. Katy Perry and Miranda Lambert are just some of the more than over 200 names who have signed a letter speaking out for musicians' rights as artificial intelligence continues to expand its reach. "We, the undersigned members of the artist and songwriting communities, call on AI developers, technology companies, platforms and digital music services to cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists," the letter begins. It goes on to state, "When used irresponsibly, AI poses enormous threats to our ability to protect our privacy, our identities, our music and our livelihoods. Some of the biggest and most powerful companies are, without permission, using our work to train AI models. These efforts are directly aimed at replacing the work of human artists with massive quantities of AI-created'sounds' and'images' that substantially dilute the royalty pools that are paid out to artists. "For many working musicians, artists, and songwriters who are just trying to make ends meet, this would be catastrophic." Katy Perry and Miranda Lambert are just some of the over 200 names signing an open letter asking AI developers to respect artists' rights. WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? The open letter, submitted by the Artist Rights Alliance, a non-profit made up of "working musicians, performers, and songwriters fighting for a healthy creative economy and fair treatment for all creators in the digital world," per their official website. The letter notes that "AI has enormous potential to advance human creativity" when used "responsibly." "This assault on human creativity must be stopped.