Press Associates Union News Service at People’s World reports four Media Unions - The News Guild, the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians and both Writers Guilds, East and West- have urged Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to ensure any Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation Lawmakers will pass will benefit, not harm, Workers.  The Unions sent a letter to Schumer as Congress starts to wrestle with AI’s impact on the workplace.  It also follows a ground-breaking agreement between the National AFL-CIO and Microsoft where the AI Giant would convene joint Labor-Management Teams to train Unionists in the benefits of AI in making work easier while avoiding the threat that it would cost jobs.  The Union Presidents, led by News Guild President Jon Schleuss, stressed “human ingenuity and creativity (is) essential to a Free Press, the Media and Entertainment Industry, and our Members’ livelihoods.  AI has the potential to greatly undermine the Media Industry and our Democracy if companies refuse to put Workers at the forefront of implementation.”

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