07/17/2025
Hi everyone,
As you may know, on July 16, there was a crucial hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s (SJC) Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee regarding the mass ingestion of pirated works for AI training, which you can view here. During the hearing, which was spearheaded by Chairman Josh Hawley (R-AR), witnesses shared compelling testimony about the perils of AI LLMs being trained on pirated works—from books to photos to art and so much more. In particular, Chairman Hawley was extremely supportive of the creative community throughout the hearing and had several quotes worth amplifying.
Please help us share the social media messages below from Chairman Hawley and the witnesses who testified, stating that training AI LLMs with copyrighted works is not okay.
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