As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors are seeking limits on artificial intelligence. (Julia Kuo/The New York Times) When the union representing Hollywood writers laid out its list of objectives for contract negotiations with studios this spring, it included familiar language on compensation, which the writers say has either stagnated or dropped amid an explosion of new shows.
But far down, the document added a distinctly 2023 twist. Under a section titled “Professional Standards and Protection in the Employment of Writers,” the union wrote that it aimed to “regulate use of material produced using […]
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