International Writing Guilds Set Out ‘Ethical Framework’ for Use of AI in Screenwriting
variety.comK.J. Yossman International writers guilds representing 67,000 professional screen writers across the globe are collaborating on developing an “ethical framework” for the use of AI in screenwriting.
The Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) have set out five principles on AI in scriptwriting, passing a joint resolution that will be binding on their member guilds in countries including North America, Europe, India, Israel, Korea, New Zealand and South Africa.
FSE represents 32 organization from 26 European countries while IAWG is made up of 14 members from 12 countries including WGA East and WGA West.
The five principles set out that only writers are capable of creating “literary material” and that large language models/AI cannot be used to replace writers; ensuring transparency around the use of AI-generated material if it is used to perform any writing service on a writer’s work (e.g.
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