WGAE, SAG-AFTRA, DGA & NewsGuild Rally Albany to Pass the NY FAIR News Act
Journalists and leadership from the Writers Guild of America East, SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America and the NewsGuild of New York joined Senator Patricia Fahy (D—Albany) and Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D—NYC) Wednesday for a press conference to urge the State Legislature to pass the New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act (The NY FAIR News Act), bipartisan legislation that establishes critical protections for journalists, media professionals and the broader public to ensure that the integrity of the news and its workforce are safeguarded against artificial intelligence.
Fahy and Rozic led the press conference on the Million Dollar Staircase inside the New York State Capitol that featured Slate’s What Next podcast Host & Managing Editor Mary Harris, Ziff David Senior Editor & Union Chair Jason Cohen, CBS News Associate Director Scott Berger, “Berlin Station” Writer and the Co-Chair of the WGAE AI Task Force Larry J. Cohen, Writers Guild of America East Executive Director Sam Wheeler and SAG-AFTRA Chief Labor Policy Officer and Executive Director, New York Local Rebecca Damon, and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher.
“Perhaps one of the industries at most risk from the use of artificial intelligence is journalism and as a result, the public’s trust and confidence in accurate news reporting,” said Senator Patricia Fahy. “According to the National Broadcasters Association, more than 76% of Americans report being concerned about AI stealing or reproducing journalism and local news stories, as AI continues to reshape our daily lives and careers across industries. To protect the public’s trust in reporting and the news they read every day and the journalists who do the work, I’m proud to sponsor the NY FAIR News Act with Assemblymember Rozic, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the State Senate to enact common sense guidelines that protect New Yorkers from the unintended consequences of AI.” Read more here!