PYMNTS.com March 19, 2025
Google, OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz and a group of 400 entertainment industry celebrities were among those who submitted 8,755 comments on a request for ideas for a U.S. AI Action Plan.
The comment period for the plan ended Saturday (March 15), and according to a White House statement, the comments would aid in the “development of an AI Action Plan to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance.”
Among the comments was a group of more than 400 Hollywood actors, directors, musicians, writers and other insiders who have signed an open letter to the Trump administration urging the government not to weaken copyright laws for AI model training.
Celebrities including Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo and Paul McCartney decried recommendations by OpenAI...