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Scorsese's AI Deal Sparks Guild Revolt Over Training Data

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has joined Black Forest Labs as an advisor, utilizing their FLUX AI for storyboard generation. This move has drawn criticism from the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800), who issued a statement condemning the partnership. Their primary concern is that the AI models may have been trained on artwork obtained without proper consent. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about AI training data ethics and potential job displacement for artists in the creative industries.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a partnership and the resulting criticism, which falls under commentary rather than a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Scorsese's AI Deal Sparks Guild Revolt Over Training Data

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Martin Scorsese has signed on as an adviser to Black Forest Labs, using their FLUX AI to generate storyboards. The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) issued

    Martin Scorsese has signed on as an adviser to Black Forest Labs, using their FLUX AI to generate storyboards. The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) issued a formal statement condemning the partnership, citing concerns over models trained on scraped artwork. # MartinScorsese …