Authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission

Thousands of American writers signed a joint letter on Monday urging artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including OpenAI and Google, to cease using their literary works without permission.

AI models have been scraping and learning literary content from the internet without authorization to generate new content. Generative AI further diminishes the space for writers to survive. A survey revealed that nearly 90 percent of writers believe AI companies should provide compensation for using their works.