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IATSE agreement clears the way to use artificial intelligence as a tool

The IATSE deal provides that workers can ask for a 'consultation' on AI use, and they will not have to input prompts that displace workers.

Making the “tool” analogy explicit, the deal provides that if the worker uses their own AI system, they can charge a “kit rental fee” — the same as they would for sound recording equipment or some other employee-owned gear. The IATSE terms are somewhat different, in part because the union is bargaining on behalf of a broad range of disciplines — from hair stylists and boom operators to editors and cinematographers. Overall, the employers agreed to provide more than $700 million in increased funding for the plans, to cover a significant shortfall caused by the pandemic and the twin strikes.

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