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Two Animation Guild Leaders Oppose Contract Over AI Provisions

Variety
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Two top Animation Guild leaders break ranks, oppose new contract over AI provisions they say fall short of protecting workers' livelihoods
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  • Mike Rianda, director of 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines,' calls the AI terms in the deal 'far from what we were going for,' signaling a major rift within the union
  • The dissenting negotiators argue the contract doesn't do enough to address the growing threat of AI automating animation jobs, a hot-button issue dividing the industry
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Mike Rianda, Animation Guild, The Mitchells vs. the Machines
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