The Creative Artists Agency on Thursday slammed OpenAI's new video creation app Sora for posing "significant risks" to their clients and intellectual property.
The talent agency, which represents artists including Doja Cat, Scarlett Johanson, and Tom Hanks, questioned whether OpenAI believed that "humans, writers, artists, actors, directors, producers, musicians, and athletes deserve to be compensated and credited for the work they create."
"Or does Open AI believe they can just steal it, disregarding global copyright principles and blatantly dismissing creators' rights, as well as the many people and companies who fund the production, creation, and publication of these humans' work? In our opinion, the answer to this question is obvious," the CAA wrote.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
The CAA said that it was "open to hearing" solutions from OpenAI and is working with IP leaders, unions, legislators and global policymakers on the matter.
"Control, permission for use, and compensation is a fundamental right of these workers," the CAA wrote. "Anything less than the protection of creators and their rights is unacceptable."
Sora, which launched last week and has quickly reached 1 million downloads, allows users to create AI-generated clips often featuring popular characters and brands.