Hollywood Writers Secure First-Ever AI Protections in New Contract
The Writers Guild of America ends its 148-day strike after establishing groundbreaking rules that prevent studios from forcing writers to use AI or undercutting their credits with AI-generated scripts.
The Writers Guild of America officially ends its 148-day strike after securing a historic contract with major Hollywood studios that includes the first-ever protections against artificial intelligence. The new agreement strictly prohibits AI from writing or rewriting literary material and ensures that AI-generated content cannot undermine a writer's credit or separated rights.
Under the new rules, studios cannot force writers to use AI tools like ChatGPT, though writers can voluntarily choose to use AI with company consent. Additionally, studios must disclose to writers if any materials provided to them contain AI-generated content, establishing a new standard of transparency in the industry.
While these regulations allow for voluntary AI use under human control, the WGA explicitly reserves the right to assert that exploiting writers' material to train AI models violates their contract. Attention now shifts to the ongoing Screen Actors Guild strike, where SAG-AFTRA seeks to establish its own guidelines regarding AI and 3D scanning technology.