The Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers launched additional particulars of its contract over the weekend. The deal gives that employees could ask their employers for a “session” about AI use, {that a} committee will likely be set as much as supply AI abilities coaching, and that AI use can’t be outsourced to non-union labor.
Making the “software” analogy express, the deal gives that if the employee makes use of their very own AI system, they’ll cost a “equipment rental payment” — the identical as they might for sound recording gear or another employee-owned gear.
However the phrases don’t present for severance pay for employees who lose their jobs resulting from AI. The contract does supply a comparatively slim safety in that regard, offering that…
