Based in London CelActiona provider of 2D industrial animation software solutions, has announced its commitment to using only ethically trained AI in its products.
“Like most other content creation software developers, we’ve been exploring the possibilities of integrating AI into our products, but it’s become clear to us that without clear guidelines designed to protect creators, AI could do far more harm than good,” said Andy Blazdell, CEO of CelAction. “Creators are right to be concerned that their work will be reused without their consent, and it’s the responsibility of software developers to allay those fears and protect the hard work of artists and programmers.”
The company describes its commitment in two parts:
First, CelAction will not use any generative AI without a chain of ownership to create its products or marketing materials. Thus, (it will not use) any code completion tools and no generative AI sounds, voices or images, unless it can be proven that the AI was trained on material that was knowingly provided by the original creators.
Second, in any AI tools that CelAction might implement in its products, the AI will be trained ethically, either from material knowingly provided by the original creators or by the user of the product. Thus, users can let it learn from their own data or use data that CelAction has responsibly obtained.
“Fortunately, most of our customers are currently focused on their own creations and are reluctant to dilute the originality of their work with homogenous AI input,” Blazdell added. “But we call on all serious software companies to join us in our commitment to protecting the community that sustains us.”
Source: CelAction
Debbie Diamond Sarto is a contributing editor at Animation World Network.
