CISAC joins global call to protect human creativity in the age of AI
CISAC has joined a coalition of international rightsholders’ organisations calling on UNESCO to uphold the founding principles of the 2005 Convention in the age of AI—ensuring the protection and promotion of human creativity in the digital environment, rather than incentivising the adoption of AI tools or systems.
The coalition calls on UNESCO to establish clear safeguards ensuring that AI development fully respects copyright, related rights and human creativity, notably through the principles of authorisation, fair remuneration and transparency. It also urges the removal of Principle 1.2 on a “right to use AI”, opposes any support for large language models (LLMs) without appropriate safeguards, and rejects measures that could lead to the replacement of creative professions such as translation and dubbing.
At stake is a balanced digital framework that protects creators, cultural diversity and the future of human expression.