CAA has filed an amicus brief in the consolidated copyright infringement battle between OpenAI and the New York Times, Ta-Nehisi Coates, a collection of Florida and Arkansas papers, The Intercept and other outlets, according to Deadline. The October 20 filed brief from the uberagency and others asserts to Sam Altman and OpenAI "that technical silence is not legal consent." Robert De Niro, who put his signature on the brief, is joined by Ariana DeBose, Helen Mirren, Emma Thompson, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Vince Gilligan, Rosario Dawson, Dan Levy, Anne Hathaway and more in his objection to his work being high-tech feasting fodder. CAA chief Bryan Lourd told Deadline: "This case is about far more than one newspaper or one technology company. It is about the fundamental relationship between technological progress and creative rights, and who determines the value of creative work, who decides how that work is used, and whether creators will share in the opportunities AI creates." Lourd stated, "We strongly believe in the promise of AI, but its future must be built with artists, not at their expense, and grounded in consent, control, and compensation." OpenAI, backed by Donald Trump's DOJ, claims fair use and declares they "view this principle as fair to creators, necessary for innovators, and critical for US competitiveness."