(Paris) International media groups, including AFP, The Associated Press or the Gannett/USA Today group, are calling on political leaders and sector managers to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of information, in a column published on Wednesday.

At the origin of this open letter are ten signatories, including international press agencies (Agence France-Presse-AFP, The Associated Press-AP) and photo agencies (Getty Images, European Pressphoto agency-EPA).

But also professional organizations (European Publishers’ Council, National press photographers association, National Writers Union, News Media Alliance, The Authors Guild) as well as the American media group Gannett/USA Today Network.

“We support the responsible advancement and deployment of generative AI, while believing that a legal framework must be developed to protect the content that powers applications using AI, while maintaining public trust in the media” , plead the co-signers.

Because “even in the absence of malicious intent, many generative AI applications and large language models produce factual errors and fictitious information, in addition to propagating bias,” they state.

Hence the plea of ​​the signatories for the implementation of regulatory measures. In particular, they ask for “transparency” around the methods of training artificial intelligences and to seek their consent from “intellectual property rights holders” before using their content – such as photos or press articles – to train AIs. generative.

The signatories also plead for all content and exchanges including content generated by artificial intelligence to be reported and clearly identified.

Finally, that “generative AI model providers take steps to eliminate bias and misinformation in their services.”