# CAA’s Bryan Lourd Insists AI’s “Future Must Be Built With Artists, Not At Their Expense” As Agency Weighs In On NYT Vs. OpenAI Battle

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/caas-bryan-lourd-insists-ais-future-must-be-built-with-artists-not-at-their-expense-as-agency-weighs-in-on-nyt-vs-openai-battle/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:26:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:09:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/bryan-lourd-caa-ai-lawsuit-1237212214/
- Topics: AI, Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, Technology, World

## Key points

- CAA challenges OpenAI’s use of creative work in AI training.
- Artists and industry groups say licensing at scale is possible.
- Bryan Lourd calls for consent, control and compensation.

## Summary

CAA has filed an amicus brief in the copyright case involving OpenAI, The New York Times and other publishers, arguing that using creative work to train AI without permission should not be treated as consent. CAA chief Bryan Lourd says the dispute will help determine who controls creative work and who benefits from AI, making it significant for artists and technology companies.

The brief, filed on 20 October, is backed by a group including Robert De Niro, Ariana DeBose, Helen Mirren and Julia Roberts, alongside industry organisations and other creators. OpenAI argues that training its models is fair use and that licensing every work would be too costly; CAA’s filing counters that systems for managing large-scale licences already exist and are being adapted for AI. Lourd says AI’s future should involve artists and respect consent, control and compensation.

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