We stand ready to push for strong legislation that will ensure consent, credit, compensation, and transparency. AI technologies aren’t waiting on word from Washington to develop, and so IATSE urges the Senate and House to legislate swiftly to protect entertainment workers from harm and promote economic opportunity.
Matthew Loeb
International president of IATSE, representing over 170,000 entertainment workers
In a May 2024 IATSE release, Matthew Loeb called for swift federal AI legislation requiring consent, credit, compensation, and transparency to protect entertainment workers and promote economic opportunity.
International President of IATSEPublished May 21, 2024 · date of remarks not establishedInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
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AI training data sets and the use of AI & ML systems, and ensure entertainment workers are fairly compensated when their work is used to train, develop, or generate new works by AI systems. President Loeb concluded, “We stand ready to push for strong legislation that will ensure consent, credit, compensation, and transparency. AI technologies aren’t waiting on word from Washington to develop, and so IATSE urges the Senate and House to legislate swiftly to protect entertainment workers from harm and promote economic opportunity.” # # # The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees or IATSE (full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and
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- The release says the Senate roadmap did not itself contain specific legislation; Loeb’s quotation calls for Congress to produce strong legislation and does not endorse the text of a particular bill.
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