Ask Access Sacramento to Keep AI Out Of Artist Spaces
Access Sacramento's A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival has long been an independent artist's showcase of original talent and hard work. By allowing a completely AI generated movie to be shown at the festival, 2026 will see Access Sacramento cave to mediocre artificial artwork sourced from the backs of real artists with no use of local scenery, talent, or originality.
Please sign this petition to tell Access Sacramento that you do not support Artificial Intelligence ANYWHERE in an independent artist's space.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jvAR0xocnFq35YrAUejsKXHsQ7t7pTNd3kdKV1uQaLk/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Reached 250 supporters
September 9, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
September 5, 2026
113 Comments
Normalizing using AI to create any art is shameful. It hurts people, it hurts the environment, it devalues human ingenuity and creativity. AI filmmaking is lazy filmmaking and it should not be given any audience in film festivals.
There is zero reason for me to go to an event using ai. I am not interested to see what a machine regurgitates, I am interested in humans creating ART. Generative ai is ip theft by the very way it works. Just unacceptable to call yourself performing art while using things a computer stole
This is an insult to filmmakers in Sacramento and hopefully can sway Access Sacramento’s leadership from being so out of touch.
AI has its uses as a tool and information analysis machine. It is not a replacement for the creativity of the human brain. I oppose AI made films and truly wish that the trend of their usage to replace artists comes to an end.
No AI in art,our creative minds should not and must not be replaced by ai tools that plagiarizes
AI stole from us and then is trying to take our place, both metaphorically and physically. This is insane.
I'm scared that ai will take away what makes us human, our creative expression and ability to inspire and be inspired will no longer exist in a future where ai takes over which is fast approaching, and not enough people care enough about it. "What's the point of expressing myself if AI can do it for me?" Or people not being able to tell ai between real human art hurts, because that is sacrificing a piece of what makes us human and substituting it for something that is shot out of a machine
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Ask Access Sacramento to Keep AI Out Of Artist Spaces
Access Sacramento's A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival has long been an independent artist's showcase of original talent and hard work. By allowing a completely AI generated movie to be shown at the festival, 2026 will see Access Sacramento cave to mediocre artificial artwork sourced from the backs of real artists with no use of local scenery, talent, or originality.
Please sign this petition to tell Access Sacramento that you do not support Artificial Intelligence ANYWHERE in an independent artist's space.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jvAR0xocnFq35YrAUejsKXHsQ7t7pTNd3kdKV1uQaLk/edit?usp=drivesdk
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 9, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
September 5, 2026
113 Comments
AI has no place in a community film program, or anywhere really. Screening an ai film or promoting use of generative ai in any way is incredibly disrespectful to the filmmakers who are still putting real effort into their films, involving real people, and building community. Also stop telling participants to use AI for their posters and promos - connect them with local artists instead.
Normalizing using AI to create any art is shameful. It hurts people, it hurts the environment, it devalues human ingenuity and creativity. AI filmmaking is lazy filmmaking and it should not be given any audience in film festivals.
There is zero reason for me to go to an event using ai. I am not interested to see what a machine regurgitates, I am interested in humans creating ART. Generative ai is ip theft by the very way it works. Just unacceptable to call yourself performing art while using things a computer stole
This is an insult to filmmakers in Sacramento and hopefully can sway Access Sacramento’s leadership from being so out of touch.
AI has its uses as a tool and information analysis machine. It is not a replacement for the creativity of the human brain. I oppose AI made films and truly wish that the trend of their usage to replace artists comes to an end.
No AI in art,our creative minds should not and must not be replaced by ai tools that plagiarizes
AI stole from us and then is trying to take our place, both metaphorically and physically. This is insane.
I'm scared that ai will take away what makes us human, our creative expression and ability to inspire and be inspired will no longer exist in a future where ai takes over which is fast approaching, and not enough people care enough about it. "What's the point of expressing myself if AI can do it for me?" Or people not being able to tell ai between real human art hurts, because that is sacrificing a piece of what makes us human and substituting it for something that is shot out of a machine
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AI has no place in a community film program, or anywhere really. Screening an ai film or promoting use of generative ai in any way is incredibly disrespectful to the filmmakers who are still putting real effort into their films, involving real people, and building community. Also stop telling participants to use AI for their posters and promos - connect them with local artists instead.