An update from last year's announcement of the robust and versatile Double Helix gimbal. The Double Helix has a 1-axis configuration for shoulder mount or steadicam work, 2-axis or 3-axis for more standard gimbal operation or with a remote head.
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The contract includes several key provisions: it prohibits the utilization of AI for script or treatment creation or modification. It mandates that studios must openly acknowledge any AI-generated content provided to writers. And it also safeguards writers from their scripts being employed for AI training without their consent.
They also got the following stipulations:
'The Matrix'Credit: Warner Bros.
The WGA has basically made sure human beings will stay at the center of the creative process with these deals.
Writers cannot be replaced by AI at the center of the process. No script or treatment by it will be considered literary material at all. If you're brought int to work on something generated by AI they must tell you and you will be given and paid like it's an original idea.
This prevents writers from having to rewrite AI drivel and being paid less. And it protects them from studios assigning them AI scripts without telling them. It also gives writers the powers to use AI, as well as collaborating with companies on how to use it.
Look, I know the companies in the AMPTP will be looking for loopholes in all this, which is why it's important to have the provisions allowing us to use AI with the companies if need be. And I know the WGA will monitor this moving forward, protecting us as more changes arise.
The steadfast commitment of the WGA to protect writers has ensured that AI is used responsibly and ethically in the industry.
Of course, enforcing this will be on both the WGA and studios. And there are still many cases on AI copyright and ideation that will decide how AI systems are used.
As technology continues to evolve, the WGA remains at the forefront, championing the rights and creativity of writers, and in doing so, preserving the essence of storytelling in the digital age.
These contracts last three years at a time, so
We'll keep you updated as all this is put into effect.
