Over 400 Hollywood creative leaders have signed an open letter opposing AI companies’ efforts to weaken copyright protections. According to Todd Spangler of Variety, the letter was sent to the Trump administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy in response to submissions from OpenAI and Google. Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, and Paul McCartney were among the signatories who argued that AI companies shouldn’t train their systems on copyrighted works without permission or compensation. The letter emphasizes that America’s entertainment industry supports over 2.3 million jobs and generates $229 billion in wages annually. The creators maintain that AI companies, despite their substantial valuations, should negotiate appropriate licenses with copyright holders rather than seeking special government exemptions from existing copyright laws.