Several international media groups, including AFP, The Associated Press and Gannett/USA Today, in a letter published on Wednesday, called on political leaders and industry representatives to develop a legal framework for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the information sector. quoted by AFP.

In total, the open letter was signed by ten, including international press agencies – Agence France-Presse (AFP), The Associated Press (AP) -, photo (Getty Images, European Pressphoto agency – EPA), as well as professional organizations such as European The Council of Publishers, the National Press Photographers Association, the National Writers Guild, the News Media Alliance, The Authors Guild, and the US media group Gannett/USA Today Network, cited by Agerpres.

“We support the progress and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence, and we believe it is necessary to develop a legislative framework to protect content that enables applications that use artificial intelligence while preserving public trust in mass media,” the co-signatories state.

“Even in the absence of malicious intent, many applications of generative artificial intelligence and language models create factual errors and fabricated information, as well as spread bias,” they emphasize.

That’s why the signatories support regulatory action, calling in particular for “transparency” about AI “training” methods and asking for the consent of “intellectual property rights holders” before using content such as photos or press articles for training purposes. generative AI.

The signatories also insist that all AI-generated content be clearly labeled and identified.

They also advocate that “providers of generative AI models take steps to remove bias and misinformation from their services.” (Agerpres) (photo: Jakub Jirsak, Dreamstime.com)