{"id":29910,"date":"2025-01-03T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/?p=29910"},"modified":"2025-05-10T05:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T05:08:50","slug":"why-we-support-artists-protest-against-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/en\/news-en\/why-we-support-artists-protest-against-openai\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we support artists protest&#8217; against OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29910\" class=\"elementor elementor-29910 elementor-29870\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1d485 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a1d485\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7775929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7775929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Cover image:<\/i><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Clarote &amp; AI4Media \/ <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterimagesofai.org\/images?artist=Crist%C3%B3balAscencio%2BAIxDESIGN&amp;title=ImagetoAudioCorruption02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Images of AI<\/a> <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ Power\/Profit \/ CC-BY 4.0<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881b0de elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"881b0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:&quot;h6&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;Non sono state trovate intestazioni in questa pagina.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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the creator of ChatGPT, to be understood) released a beta-version of a new artificial intelligence product, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/sora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sora<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, capable of transforming text inputs into videos with professional, if not even cinematic, performances. To test the product, the company invited a group of artists working with AI to use the model in preview, with the main purpose of gathering feedback and perfecting the tool. The conditions offered to these alpha-artists were also favourable, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domusweb.it\/it\/notizie\/2024\/12\/12\/sora-creare-video-con-chatgpt-ai.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to Francesco D&#8217;Isa <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(an Italian artist and writer invited to participate):<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ec178 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b2ec178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tFree use of the software, no obligation to provide any feedback on bugs or to promote the company (or I would not have accepted), freedom to publish the materials created as long as they did not violate the intellectual property of others.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Francesco D'Isa, artist invited to test Sora<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8506ba9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8506ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14746\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4d5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be4d5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The accusation of art-washing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f202ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f202ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 26 November 2024, shortly before the planned date of the software&#8217;s official release, an anonymous group called PR Puppets publicly leaked Sora&#8217;s code on the Hugging Face platform, making it open source and therefore accessible to anyone, attaching to the fact an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artinthecageofdigitalreproduction.org\/#original-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">open letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> signed by 19 artists stating the reason for the leak and their positions. They accuse OpenAI &#8211; a company worth 150 million dollars &#8211; of exploiting the work of artists and creatives to fix their bugs and make people believe that their products are useful to everyone, in a sort of art washing operation:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b5d17 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b6b5d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tARTISTS ARE NOT YOUR UNPAID R&amp;D \n<br>\u2620\ufe0f we are not your: free bug testers, PR puppets, training data, validation tokens \u2620\ufe0f <\/br>\n\n<br> Hundreds of artists provide unpaid labor through bug testing, feedback and experimental work for the program for a $150B valued company. While hundreds contribute for free, a select few will be chosen through a competition to have their Sora-created films screened \u2014 offering minimal compensation which pales in comparison to the substantial PR and marketing value OpenAI receives.\n[...] CORPORATE ARTWASHING DETECTED [\u0332\u0305$\u0332\u0305(\u0332\u0305 )\u0332\u0305$\u0332\u0305] <\/br>\n\n<br>We are releasing this tool to give everyone an opportunity to experiment with what ~300 artists were offered: a free and unlimited access to this tool. What we don\u2019t agree with is how this artist program has been rolled out and how the tool is shaping up ahead of a possible public release. We are sharing this to the world in the hopes that OpenAI becomes more open, more artist friendly and supports the arts beyond PR stunts.<\/br>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Art in the cage of Digital Reproduction<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b94fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7b94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The collective charges OpenAI with using the arts as a mere tool to promote their products, without any real interest in the cultural and social value of artistic work; they say their initial participation in the project was motivated by the promise of a fair and transparent collaboration, a promise which, according to them, was not kept.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16eaf0 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d16eaf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWe received access to Sora with the promise to be early testers, red teamers and creative partners. However, we believe instead we are being lured into \"art washing\" to tell the world that Sora is a useful tool for artists. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Art in the cage of Digital Reproduction<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fba0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80fba0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of the Sora leak and the alleged exploitation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaisora.video\/blog\/openai-sora-leaked-artists-criticize-exploitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the artists made several demands:<\/a><\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair compensation: Payment for their contribution and time.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transparent communication: Honest disclosure of the project&#8217;s goals and the artists&#8217; roles.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support for creativity: A focus on genuine artistic collaboration instead of public relations benefits.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-term partnership: Building respectful and sustainable relationships with collaborators.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41bdcd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e41bdcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14746\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48746e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48746e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who signed the open letter\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c2a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c2a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a list of some of the artists who signed the letter on artinthecageofdigitalreproduction.org &#8211; some others preferred to stay anonymous:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Jake Elwes <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jakeelwes.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jakeelwes.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Memo Akten<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memo.tv\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memo.tv<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>CROSSLUCID<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crosslucid.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crosslucid.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Maribeth Rauh<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maribethrauh.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maribethrauh.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Joel Simon<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joelsimon.net\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joelsimon.net<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Bea Ramos <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bearamos.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bearamos.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Power Dada <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerdada.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powerdada.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>aur\u00e8ce vettier<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurecevettier.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aurecevettier.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Acfp <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acfp.art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acfp.art<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Iannis Bardakos<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iannisbardakos.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iannisbardakos.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>204 no-content | Cintia Aguiar Pinto &amp; Dimitri De Jonghe <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.204nocontent.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">204nocontent.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Emmanuelle Collet <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmanuellecollet.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emmanuellecollet.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>XU Cheng <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xucheng.art\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">xucheng.art<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Operator <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.operator.la\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">operator.la<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Katie Peyton Hofstadter <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katiepeyton.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">katiepeyton.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Anika Meier<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anika-meier.de\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anika-meier.de<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><b>Solim\u00e1n L\u00f3pez<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solimanlopez.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solimanlopez.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815ac10 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"815ac10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sineglossa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Barretta-gialla.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14746\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cb888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17cb888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our statement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befeb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"befeb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other personalities active in the field also have joined the open letter, including Federico Bomba, artistic director of Sineglossa, upon invitation by Luna Bianchi. Below is his contribution:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29deef elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a29deef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI've always believed that the conversation artists should be having with OpenAI, and any company developing generative AI, shouldn't revolve around copyright compensation. Copyright is a game rigged to benefit corporations and a select handful of celebrity artists, while leaving the vast majority of independent creators with crumbs. The real demand should be for something transformative in their same playground, challenging the traditional concept of ownership as they already did by mining artists' works from the web. What is needed is a meaningful reinvestment of the wealth these companies generate which could benefit the biggest number of artists. Not token microgrants or hollow gestures, but millions of dollars, euros, yen, or pesos poured directly into empowering the worldwide artistic community to experiment, innovate, and push boundaries. This is what people should expect from a company that claims to value artists' skills and contributions.<\/br>\n\n<br> Sadly, OpenAI is missing an important opportunity to strengthen its relationship with the very artists shaping the future of AI art, some of whom are leaders in this field. Rather than offering meaningful compensation for their expertise and vision, the company opted to reward them with \"visibility.\" On top of that, the actual reward for participating in OpenAI's call was a microgrant of $1,500, a sum that hardly reflects the time and effort required to create high-quality work. This approach not only undervalues their contributions but also signals a disconnect from the needs and rights of the artistic community.<\/br>\n\n<br>How does this behaviour align with OpenAI's lofty mission to \"ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity\"? Are artists not part of humanity? Or does humanity only include engineers, developers, and investors profiting from AI advancements? Was this decision to offer such modest rewards deliberate, or was it an oversight, perhaps a reflection of the common tendency to underestimate the significant research, effort, and emotional labour that art requires? Either way, it's a bad signal. OpenAI's inability to adequately value the artistic community is more than just a misstep; it's indicative of a deeper issue. Artists aren't just content creators\u2014they are cultural innovators, critical thinkers, and essential collaborators. By failing to nurture these relationships, OpenAI not only alienates an important group of contributors but also limits its own potential to explore the broader, humanistic applications of AI technologies.<\/br>\n\n<br>If OpenAI were serious about its mission, it would need to take meaningful steps to demonstrate that commitment. Establishing a substantial fund, something far beyond token amounts, could provide direct support to the artistic community through open grants, residencies, and collaborative projects. This isn't about charity; it's about reinvesting in the creative ecosystem that AI has drawn from and continues to impact. By doing so, OpenAI might rebuild trust with artists and set a positive example for the industry, showing that it values artists not only for PR art-washing but as essential partners.<\/br>\n\n<br>It happened to artists today, but it will happen to other professionals tomorrow. If OpenAI cannot show respect and accountability to the creators whose work has shaped these technologies, how can it expect to serve the broader needs of humanity? The artistic community deserves better, and OpenAI should rise to the occasion by recognizing that compensating artists for the research is a matter of strategic investment in the future of generative AI.<\/br>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Federico Bomba, presidente di Sineglossa<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cover image:\u00a0Clarote &amp; AI4Media \/ Better Images of AI \/ Power\/Profit \/ CC-BY 4.0 Cosa trovi in questa news Sora and the invitation to artists Last December, OpenAI (one of the leading companies developing artificial intelligence technologies &#8211; the creator of ChatGPT, to be understood) released a beta-version of a new artificial intelligence product, Sora, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,107],"tags":[159,117],"autore":[],"class_list":["post-29910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights","category-news-en","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-art-and-technology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why we support artists protest&#039; 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