In the UK the National Union Of Journalists is ‘writing to Getty seeking urgent assurances that contributors via Shutterstock will be provided with an option to refuse permission for their images to be used as part of Getty’s AI generator function. In addition, the NUJ urges the companies involved to ensure fair rates for photojournalistic and news photography, and that the AI image library should never be utilised to produce images purporting to be of current or historical events.
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