In the age of AI, we must protect human creativity as a natural resource

Cultivating the future

So what might a sustainable ecosystem for human creativity actually involve?

Legal and economic approaches will likely be key. Governments could legislate that AI training must be opt-in, or at the very least, provide a collective opt-out registry (as the EU’s “AI Act” does).

Other potential mechanisms include robust licensing or royalty systems, such as creating a royalty clearinghouse (like the music industry’s BMI or ASCAP) for efficient…