(Disclosure: The Verge’s editorial staff is also unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East.)
The WGA dropped a summary of the contract tonight and it’s historic. The flashiest wins for the WGA are around pay increases and artificial intelligence. The pay increases are significant across the board, with notable increases for “high budget subscription video on demand” (think Netflix) and streaming films.
“AI is the flashy thing… The data is the game changer.”
The WGA says writers…
