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“Anti-AI” is a common search term, but it does not describe a single position shared by every participant. This guide places protest, refusal, negotiation, litigation, licensing and technical defence alongside one another as entry points into the global history of creative labour and control over cultural information.
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Anti-AI events 31 / 31 Research anti-AI movements and disputes worldwide since 2022, across artists, creative workers, unions, platforms, courts and rights holders, with dated events, documents and original sources.
— Anti-AI events: protest, creative labour and consent “Anti-AI” is a common search term, but it does not describe a single position shared by every participant. This guide places protest, refusal, negotiation, litigation, licensing and technical defence alongside one another as entry points into the global history of creative labour and control over cultural information. Research guide · ANTI-AI ARCHIVE Read Anti-AI events: protest, creative labour and consent — Why do creators and cultural workers oppose or restrict AI? Opposition to training without permission, replication of a voice or likeness, and demands for labour protections should not be conflated with rejecting every AI tool. Begin with participants’ specific demands, then identify the model, platform, contract or institution they address. The cases below span regions and disciplines; they are comparative entry points, not a membership list for a unified movement. Research guide · ANTI-AI ARCHIVE Read Why do creators and cultural workers oppose or restrict AI? — How can a protest or dispute be checked? Distinguish open letters, union announcements, platform responses, complaints and judgments, then compare event dates with publication dates. Allegations are not court findings; a policy commitment is not proof of implementation; a platform announcement may not establish when a protest began. Cases connect dated events, documents and original sources while retaining gaps in the record. Research guide · ANTI-AI ARCHIVE Read How can a protest or dispute be checked? — Reading individual events as global art history Follow changes through an open letter, a platform or a form of artistic labour, or compare how consent, payment, credit and control are articulated across regions. Preserve local institutional, linguistic and media conditions in each comparison. Whether a source has been read, a historical claim independently established, and a translation human-reviewed are recorded as separate questions. Research guide · ANTI-AI ARCHIVE Read Reading individual events as global art history 2022 ArtStation / NoAI This batch includes platform announcements on NoAI, content filtering, and anti-scraping measures; the protest’s beginning still requires evidence. Case Read ArtStation / NoAI 2022 ArtStation introduces an optional NoAI tag ArtStation announces a NoAI tag and related terms, allowing users to tag individual works or apply it through account settings. Event · Global / online Read ArtStation introduces an optional NoAI tag 2023 ArtStation announces AI-content filters and NoAI settings for products ArtStation announces AI-content filters for its homepage, search and marketplace, and extends NoAI settings to products. Event · Global / online Read ArtStation announces AI-content filters and NoAI settings for products 2024 Statement on AI Training / Cross-disciplinary sign-on against unlicensed training Research is ongoing; collected events do not constitute a complete case history. Case Read Statement on AI Training / Cross-disciplinary sign-on against unlicensed training 2024 Statement on AI Training launches Ed Newton-Rex’s retrospective explicitly dates the open letter’s launch to October 22, 2024. It opposes unlicensed use of creative works to train generative AI, describing a threat to creators’ livelihoods. Event · Global / online / United Kingdom Read Statement on AI Training launches 2024 DACS announces support and calls for signatures DACS says it has signed the statement and invites further support. The page says participation exceeded ten thousand and calls for training to respect creators’ rights and fair remuneration. Event · Global / online / United Kingdom Read DACS announces support and calls for signatures 2024 SAG-AFTRA / Video-game performers’ labour dispute Collected events and documents are linked in the timeline; the case history remains under research. Case Read SAG-AFTRA / Video-game performers’ labour dispute 2024 SAG-AFTRA video-game performers’ strike takes effect According to SAG-AFTRA’s retrospective account, the strike against the relevant game companies took effect on July 26; AI protections for replicated performances were among the disputed bargaining issues. Event · United States Read SAG-AFTRA video-game performers’ strike takes effect 2025 SAG-AFTRA members ratify a video-game agreement and end the strike SAG-AFTRA announces that members approved the new Interactive Media Agreement with 95.04% voting in favour, ending the video-game strike that had already been suspended pending ratification. Event · United States Read SAG-AFTRA members ratify a video-game agreement and end the strike 2024 Brazil’s Dublagem Viva / Dubbing and AI regulation Collected events and documents are linked in the timeline; the case history remains under research. Case Read Brazil’s Dublagem Viva / Dubbing and AI regulation 2024 TV Cultura reports Dublagem Viva’s demands and voice actors’ statements TV Cultura reports Dublagem Viva’s call to regulate AI dubbing. Interviewed voice actors discuss jobs, payment for voices and artistic interpretation. Event · Brazil Read TV Cultura reports Dublagem Viva’s demands and voice actors’ statements 2024 Dublagem Viva manifesto delivered to the culture minister at a Chamber of Deputies meeting The Chamber's official stenographic record shows Aliel Machado presenting Brazilian dubbing workers' concerns over contracts, labour and AI, and delivering the Dublagem Viva manifesto to Culture Minister Margareth Menezes. The record explicitly notes that delivery took place. Event · Brazil Read Dublagem Viva manifesto delivered to the culture minister at a Chamber of Deputies meeting 2024 NOMORE Unauthorized Generative AI / Japanese voice actors’ video campaign Collected events and documents are linked in the timeline; the case history remains under research. Case Read NOMORE Unauthorized Generative AI / Japanese voice actors’ video campaign 2024 Japanese voice actors release NOMORE unauthorised generative AI video 0 The official site records that a voluntary group of voice actors released video 0 on October 15, opposing generation, publication or sale of their voices without permission. Event · Japan Read Japanese voice actors release NOMORE unauthorised generative AI video 0 2024 NOMORE unauthorised generative AI launches its website and video 1 The project’s NEWS page records publication of the website and video 1 on October 21. Event · Japan Read NOMORE unauthorised generative AI launches its website and video 1 2023 Glaze / Defensive tool for artists Collected events and documents are linked in the timeline; the case history remains under research. Case Read Glaze / Defensive tool for artists 2023 Glaze 0.0.1 is first released The Glaze project’s official version history dates the initial 0.0.1 release to March 15, 2023. Event · United States Read Glaze 0.0.1 is first released 2023 Nightshade / Defensive tool for creators Collected events and documents are linked in the timeline; the case history remains under research. Case Read Nightshade / Defensive tool for creators 2023 Nightshade paper is first submitted to arXiv The arXiv version history dates submission of v1 of the Nightshade paper to October 20, 2023. Event · United States Read Nightshade paper is first submitted to arXiv 2024 Nightshade becomes available to download, according to specialist reporting Artnet’s February 1 report records Nightshade’s release and availability to download on January 18. Event · United States Read Nightshade becomes available to download, according to specialist reporting 2024 Procreate / Statement against introducing generative AI Research is ongoing; collected events do not constitute a complete case history. Case Read Procreate / Statement against introducing generative AI 2024 Procreate Japan states it will not introduce generative AI, as quoted in reporting An official-account post embedded by GIGAZINE shows Procreate Japan communicating its no-generative-AI position on August 18. The current official site continues to state “No generative AI.” Event · Australia / Japan Read Procreate Japan states it will not introduce generative AI, as quoted in reporting 2026 IMPF and IMPEL publish principles for fair generative-AI licensing On 30 September 2026, IMPF and IMPEL proposed principles for generative-AI music licensing. They distinguish payments for past uses, training, generated outputs and future exploitation, and call for rightsholder involvement in scope and valuation. This is an industry negotiating framework, not a concluded collective licence or a statutory tariff. Case Read IMPF and IMPEL publish principles for fair generative-AI licensing 2026 IMPF and IMPEL publish principles for fair generative-AI licensing On 30 September 2026, IMPF and IMPEL proposed principles for generative-AI music licensing. They distinguish payments for past uses, training, generated outputs and future exploitation, and call for rightsholder involvement in scope and valuation. This is an industry negotiating framework, not a concluded collective licence or a statutory tariff. Event · Global Read IMPF and IMPEL publish principles for fair generative-AI licensing 2026 Third Circuit affirms the ROSS copyright and fair-use ruling In case 25-2153, the Third Circuit affirmed the copyright and fair-use ruling concerning 2,243 Westlaw headnotes. The opinion records a filing date of 29 September 2026; the court’s public list records the case on 30 September. The dispute concerns protected summaries used for a competing legal-search system. The ROSS system at issue was not generative AI. Case Read Third Circuit affirms the ROSS copyright and fair-use ruling 2026 Third Circuit affirms the ROSS copyright and fair-use ruling In case 25-2153, the Third Circuit affirmed the copyright and fair-use ruling concerning 2,243 Westlaw headnotes. The opinion records a filing date of 29 September 2026; the court’s public list records the case on 30 September. The dispute concerns protected summaries used for a competing legal-search system. The ROSS system at issue was not generative AI. Event · United States Read Third Circuit affirms the ROSS copyright and fair-use ruling — Further reading, sources & citation Follow the cases and original sources, and learn how to cite this topic and its historical evidence. Research guide · ANTI-AI ARCHIVE Read Further reading, sources & citation 