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CEATL on “translatoids” in Italian press

CEATL on “translatoids” in Italian press

In La Lettura, the culture supplement of Il Corriere della Sera, Cristina Taglietti wrote about AI and literary translation, mentioning CEATL’s statement, issue 10 of Counterpoint and the Strasbourg Conference.

CEATL co-signs a new statement on the European AI Act

CEATL co-signs a new statement on the European AI Act

CEATL, together with 12 European and International authors’, performers’ and other creative workers’ organisations, welcome the adoption of the AI Act but underline the need of an effective implementation, the safeguard of the fundamental rights of authors and performers and of transparency.

AI Training is Copyright Infringement

AI Training is Copyright Infringement

In examing the technology of generative AI models in detail, two professors from Germany have reached the conclusion that the training of such models is more than a simple case of text and data mining. It involves clear copyright infringement […]

A call for transparency regarding AI-generated books

A call for transparency regarding AI-generated books

On this World Book and Copyright Day, European Writers’ Council (EWC), the European Council of Literary Translators’ Association (CEATL) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) are calling on the Member States and the European Commission to protect human-created books – label AI-generated products and reserve the application of any cultural public funding to works created by humans.

“Not fit for purpose”: authors strongly oppose draft of EU’s Code of Practice for AI Act implementation

“Not fit for purpose”: authors strongly oppose draft of EU’s Code of Practice for AI Act implementation

CEATL, EFJ (the European Federation of Journalists) and EWC (the European Writers’ Council) express their strong opposition to the third draft of the EU’s Code of Practice under the EU’s AI Act legislation in a joint letter (read it here)  to Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-president of the European Commission for technological sovereignty, security and democracy) and the EU AI Board.