In response to the rapid expansion and developments in and around Articial Intelligence these past few months, we artists have no choice but to take a stand against the use of AI in the Belgian animation industry.

Following an inquiry from the VAF (Vlaams Audiovisueel Filmfonds) a handful of Belgian artists have worked together to collate concerns, requests and questions into a single document. This document forms a first solid base to demand protection for our Belgian animation industry by supporting the human creatives instead of Generative AI.

This so called faster and cheaper way of creating 'art' violates not only our copyright, but also our author's rights which directly harms the fundament on which our industry is built; an industry created through and by the creative and skilled labor of an entire group of people. People whose work is now stolen to power the generative AI technology that is poised to replace them.

We would ask you to please read the included document, and to sign this petition;

(ENG version) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZvwAaDTQD-zfsN...
(NL version) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vl6eQqfKzU3olG...
(FR version) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jsujl39A3eenZf...

If applicable, please add the position you have in the creative sector to the 'comments' field (junior designer, senior animator, compositor, student, etc.)

Thank you for your support!