KEY ISSUES

Big Tech Companies Are Exploiting Creators
— And It’s Hurting Us All

Big Tech companies build their AI products with content from creators, artists, writers, journalists, and publishers, all without permission or compensation.

Generative AI reduces traffic and engagement to original content sources, threatening the livelihood of independent creators, and the sustainability of creative businesses.

This harms the public: communities lose access to reliable, high-quality, and diverse content.

Supporting Stats

The global AI market is expected to reach $1.81 trillion by 2030.

AI chatbots create 96% less web traffic for content creators than traditional Google search.

Google claims that its AI overviews will result in increased traffic, but studies estimate that 90% of users will never leave Google’s search results page.

There is precedent for marketplace arrangements and collective licensing, showing news provides and value that can and must be compensated.

Newsrooms and magazines directly employ over 100,000 people and support hundreds of thousands of other jobs.

2500+ local newspapers have shut down since 2005

70 million Americans live in news deserts or are at risk of losing local news

78% of workers say AI should be used to assist, not replace, human decision-making. (Edelman Trust Barometer, 2023)

KEY ASKS

Original thought fuels the world—from journalism to art, music, and writing. Big Tech companies are stealing creators’ work, using it in their AI products without permission or compensation. It’s time to fight for fair treatment and protect the future of creativity.

Require Big Tech companies to fairly compensate content creators, including writers, artists, journalists, and publishers for the use of their content.

Mandate transparency, sourcing, and attribution in AI-generated content

Prevent monopolies from engaging in coercive and anti-competitive practices.

Find Your Representative

Explore Resources

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AI Whitepaper

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AI Principles

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Global AI Principles

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AI Talking Points

TAKE ACTION TO STOP AI THEFT AND PROTECT ORIGINAL CONTENT FROM EXPLOITATION BY BIG TECH.

Big Tech companies are stealing content from creators of all types to fuel AI. America’s creative industries are part of what make this country great, and stealing their work is un-American and wrong. Tell Washington today to make Big Tech companies pay for the content they take.

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