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SAG-AFTRA is a partner of the Human Artistry Campaign Campaign and has signed this important letter to Congress opposing federal preemption of state A.I. laws. View the letter here: bit.ly/4dAK6qg 2/2

“By wiping dozens of state laws off the books, the bill would undermine public safety, creators’ rights & the ability of local communities to protect themselves from a fast-moving technology being rushed to market by tech giants.” —⁦Human Artistry Campaign⁩ artistrightswatch.com/2025/05/25/hum…

“The thought that someone else would do it in order to copy my persona in this way—it's just so weird & invasive. It's kinda like plagiarism but more personal. It's not my work or my labor. It's a distinct part of who I am.” wired.com/story/a-gaming…

Martina McBride: Passing the NO FAKES Act Will Protect the Bond of Trust Between Artists and Fans (Guest Column) billboard.com/pro/martina-mc…

Baroness Kidron in the House of Lords today on the extraordinary position of the UK government on AI training: "It is extraordinary that the Government’s decided, immovable and strongly held position is that enforcing the law to prevent the theft of UK citizens’ property is

In his acceptance speech for Billboard's Creators’ Champion Award in London, megastar Elton John had a clear message for the UK government and its polarizing AI bill: “We will not back down & we will not go away quietly. This is just the beginning. billboard.com/pro/elton-john…

"I'd love to be like a pure punk rock artist and be like, art isn't about the money. But what really happens if you don't pay artists is not a punk rock thing. What happens is all the biggest corporate giants just own & control everything." Joseph Gordon-Levitt axios.com/2025/06/04/jos…

Country icon Martina McBride testified before Congress in support of the NO FAKES Act, which would protect us all from nonconsensual AI deepfakes & voice clones. Join us & tell your reps to support NO FAKES! p2a.co/fCscPAf

Animation workers' unions call on lawmakers "to fight for culture and art and the value it provides" and to pass legislation to protect workers whose livihoods are at risk from widespread, irresponsible gen AI use cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/…

“A global survey found that only one in four respondents believe AI companies should be allowed to train their models on any publicly available text or images. The majority favour more restrictive approaches, including the requirement for explicit permission from content

The pools were closed but the polls were open in NYC yesterday, and voters were undeterred by the extreme heat. Hannah Story Brown writes in our newsletter about the heat dome, the tech industry's role in turning up the heat, and what's still possible in our fast-warming world.

New data: American voters oppose the A.I. regulation moratorium.

Thank you to the members standing up against the proposed ban on state AI legislation included in the budget bill. States should be able to regulate AI as they see fit.

🚨 Blackburn is backing off the AI deal. New statement from her: “While I appreciate Chairman Cruz’s efforts to find acceptable language that allows states to protect their citizens from the abuses of AI, the current language is not acceptable…”

Amazing effort by a coalition of public interest and consumer groups, online safety organizations, and artist-songwriter advocates to stop the harmful state AI moratorium. Thank you Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Maria Cantwell and all those who listened.

Following the US Senate's 99-1 vote on the Blackburn/Cantwell amendment to strike a proposed 10-year ban on state regulation of AI, the Human Artistry Campaign issued the following statement:

Overwhelming majority of Trump voters back AI guardrails — with nearly 90% concerned about deepfakes: poll trib.al/QmNyH1u

Nearly 9 in 10 Trump voters say voice clones & deepfakes are a problem. 84% signaled support for the NO FAKES Act—a bipartisan bill to ban unauthorized computer-generated recreations of a person’s voice and likeness. Congress should pass it without delay. nypost.com/2025/07/09/us-…

Hear it firsthand from bestselling author David Baldacci on Big Tech's theft of his copyrighted content: "Every single one of my books was presented to me in . . . three seconds, it really felt like I had been robbed of everything of my entire adult life that I had worked on."