Members of the Directors Guild of America have voted to ratify their new contract, bringing the industry one step closer to achieving labor peace. The DGA announced Friday that 87% of the membershi…
is still in talks with SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 performers. That contract expires on June 30, and the leadership could call a strike if no deal is reached by then.
The AI provision — the first in any guild contract — stipulates that generative AI does not constitute a “person,” and states that it will not replace the duties traditionally performed by guild members. But it does not prohibit AI, and mandates only “consultation” on how AI will be used in the creative process. It also does not include provisions governing how AI programs can be trained — which are key priorities for the WGA and SAG-AFTRA.
Had the DGA membership voted down the agreement, negotiators would have been forced to return to the bargaining table.
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