Christopher Nolan Previews DGA’s Next Phase of AI Protections: ‘It’s Down to the Studios’
"We're very focused at the guild about holding the studios to account for protecting their copyrights. We can't do that," the union president and director of "The Odyssey" says The post Christopher Nolan Previews DGA’s Next Phase of AI Protections: ‘It’s Down to the Studios’ appeared first on TheWrap .
Christopher Nolan, president of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), has expressed optimism about the upcoming phase of AI protections in film and TV production, stating that the focus now lies with the studios to safeguard copyrights. Nolan highlighted that while the DGA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached "excellent language and guardrails" against AI, the studios hold the ultimate responsibility in protecting intellectual property.
He emphasized the need to resist the notion of AI as an uncontrollable threat, urging companies to acknowledge accountability. Nolan also commended Universal for including a new boilerplate in film credits, prohibiting ingestion and use as training data for generative AI models, a significant step towards greater protections in Hollywood.
He stressed the importance of litigation and legislation to ensure that creators' work is not stolen and repackaged, a battle he believes will continue indefinitely.
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