March 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA - Credtent, a pioneering Public Benefit Corporation committed to creative rights and human-centered AI, has announced its comprehensive response to the National Science Foundation's Request for Information (RFI) on AI Action Plan Development. The proposal introduces a market-driven framework designed to balance AI innovation with creator rights.
In its submission, Credtent outlines an even-handed approach that addresses the critical challenge of content licensing for AI model training. This solution aims to protect creators while enabling continued technological advancement, ensuring that US-based AI companies remain competitive on the global stage.
"It's always been a false choice that we need to pick between paying our country's creative community for using their work and building the best AI tools in the world. Our proposal orchestrates compensation and opt-out solutions that support both industries," said Eric R Burgess, CEO of Credtent. "This approach strengthens the US economy by ensuring fair compensation for creators while providing AI companies with a clear, legally sound approach to model development. This plan empowers our country to preserve America's dual leadership in creativity and technological innovation."
Credtent's neutral, third-party platform allows creators to control and monetize their content's use in AI training through its Independent Creative Registry (ICR), while ensuring AI transparency through its Creative Origin Badges. The policy proposals align closely with recent recommendations from the US Copyright Office, offering a "middle ground solution" that will bring these industries together through ethical sourcing. Credtent awards Ethical Sourcing Badges to AI tools that respect its opt-out lists and license creative work through its ICR.
With a free signup option for artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and creators of all types, Credtent is bringing creative professionals together to make it easier for their voices to be heard by AI companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and other major players in the Age of AI.
The Credtent proposal highlights the immense economic potential, noting that creative industries contribute over $1 trillion to the US economy (per the US Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account) and employ more than 5 million workers. By implementing a transparent, market-driven licensing mechanism, Credtent aims to protect these critical economic sectors while fostering AI innovation.
Key recommendations include establishing a copyright infringement safe harbor, requiring audited AI models in government procurement, and providing global leadership to protect US creators' intellectual property rights. Credtent has already built relationships with many creative communities and who appreciate Credtent's single solution for their AI concerns. The company also delivers "Opt-Out" lists to LLMs and AI companies so they can exclude the work of artists, writers, and other creatives who do not want their work used in AI training. For more information, visit credtent.org.
