AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns

AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns

AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns Price data byDecryptNewsArtificial IntelligenceAI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO WarnsA new UNESCO report projects steep revenue losses for music and screen creators as lawyers say the fair use doctrine is buckling under AI’s scale.By Vismaya VEdited by Sebastian SinclairFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20263 min readSource: DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief UNESCO has projected that generative AI outputs could drive revenue losses of 24% for music creators and 21% for audiovisual creators by 2028. The report found digital revenues now make up 35% of creators’ income, up from 17% in 2018. Copyright lawsuits against OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Anthropic add to mounting legal issues ov

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