NewsGuild-CWA Supports NY FAIR News Act to Regulate AI in Journalism

Earlier this month, members of The NewsGuild of New York (TNG-CWA Local 31003) joined allies from the New York State AFL-CIO, Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) at a press conference inside the New York State Capitol in Albany. The coalition is urging state lawmakers to pass the New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act (the NY FAIR News Act).

The proposed bipartisan legislation would establish critical protections for journalists, media professionals, and the broader public against misuse of artificial intelligence. It would require news media companies to fully disclose to workers when and how AI is used in the workplace to create content and require clear disclaimers for the public whenever AI is used for any published news content.

Transparency, job protections, and human-in-the-loop requirements in this legislation specifically align with our demands as a union. You can read more about them on our campaign website, News Not Slop.

 
At a press conference for the NY FAIR News Act, Unit Chair of the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, a bargaining unit of The NewsGuild of New York (TNG-CWA Local 31003), Jason Cohen, spoke about the strong AI guardrails his union members won as part of their contract.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.