Here are some news and activities on the topic of artificial intelligence in our community:

The European Guild for Artificial Intelligence Regulation (EGAIR) represents artists, creatives, associations, unions, publishers and brands from all over Europe (and the world) united in demanding a EU-level regulation on AI companies.
It’s a platform to coordinate lobbying activities on a European level and a landmark for whoever is seeking resources or information on the cause, wants to support it or wants to take a more active role.

On February 14 2023, EGAIR launched an initiative to safeguard against the exploitation of creative work and data. They have a 5 point manifesto to sign and a fundraising to cover legal representation.
https://www.egair.eu/

Derek Brazell of AOI (President of Eif), did an interview on the topic:
Association of Illustrators: Issues around AI Have Alarmed Creatives Everywhere
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/association-of-illustrators-issues-around-ai-have-alarmed-creatives-everywhere

Our member Grafill has an interesting lecture on the topic:
The Basics of Artificial Intelligence for Creatives
https://www.grafill.no/kalender/the-basics-of-artificial-intelligence-for-designers?link_id=QwYTmYz8uyUsR

Joint statement from authors’ and performers’ organisations on Artificial Intelligence and the AI Act:
True culture needs originals: Transparency and consent are key to the ethical use of AI:
https://europeanwriterscouncil.eu/authorsgroup-aiact/

Getty Images taking legal action (in London) against Stability AI (DreamStudio):
https://newsroom.gettyimages.com/en/getty-images/getty-images-statement

Getty Images have also filed a copyright case against Stability AI in the US stating their website featuring 12m images was scraped:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/getty-images-lawsuit-stability-ai-12-million-photos-copied-stabile-diffusion-1234656475/

Three illustrators in US class action against Stability AI, Midjourney och DeviantArt (DreamUp) for copyright infringement, violations of the right of publicity and unlawful competition:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/artists-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-ai-image-generator-companies/

Wide protest against AI-artwork:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork/

Our community reacts on Lensa AI:
https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/lensa-creative-industry-071222

Here is an article explaning how the Ai- tecknology actually works:

AI can now create images out of thin air. See how it works.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2022/ai-image-generator/?fbclid=IwAR06WmUHfMF1GBefqAJ6uVKMjODrONX-SI5ulJt9hu5HvJZ1C6tiJbBJ33w