A few days before the César Awardsceremony ,one of France's most prestigious film awards, four thousand actors and directors denounced what they described as "organized looting" by artificial intelligence tools that reproduce their voices and images without permission. An article published on the Le Parisien website and reproduced by ADAMI, the performing artists' rights organization, stated that the sector has undergone a profound transformation since the spread of artificial intelligence technologies, arguing that these tools, despite their usefulness for some professions, pose a direct threat to artists. The article was signed by a number of prominent names, including Swan Arlo, Gérard Junot, and José Garcia, as well as actresses Léa Drucker, Elodie Bouche, and Carine Viar, who assert that voice cloning has become a recurring phenomenon and that many artists, especially lesser-known ones, find themselves forced to relinquish their rights under professional pressures that could affect their reputation and future. The signatories called for a clear legal framework that ensures the coexistence of artificial intelligence with artistic work in an environment that respects copyright and related rights. These moves are part of a broader wave of protest initiatives in French artistic circles, as international controversy escalates after major Hollywood studios accused Chinese software company Sidan 2.0 of widespread copyright violations, following the spread of an AI-generated clip showing a fictional confrontation between Tom Cruise andBrad Pitt,which brought back to the forefront concerns about the use of generative technologies to undermine artists' rights.
Artistic protests against "organized looting" by artificial intelligence.
