Posted 4/3/2024, 4:53:00 PM
IATSE Seeks Guardrails on AI in Hollywood As Contract Talks Grapple With Promise and Peril of New Tech
- IATSE union seeks "guardrails" on AI use in contract negotiations, wanting some of the "spoils" of the technology
- AI poses threat to some jobs like writers, but could make other jobs easier
- Editors guild sees uneven impacts - some positive, some negative
- Current AI tools can't handle tasks like continuity, matching cuts, connecting emotionally
- Uncertainty around AI's impact makes contract negotiations challenging