Writers Guild of America — 2023 MBA, AI provisions
9/12Calibrated Authority
“Neither traditional AI (technologies including those used in CGI and VFX) nor generative AI (GAI, meaning artificial intelligence that produces content including written material) is a writer, so no written material produced by traditional AI or GAI can be considered literary material.”— WGA 2023 Minimum Basic Agreement, AI provisions (Know Your Rights: Artificial Intelligence) · source ↗
D1
Traceability & inspectability
1
D2
Human authorship & accountability
2
D3
Disclosure & labeling
2
D4
Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition
2
D5
Human validation in loop
2
D6
Evidential-trust emphasis
0
Posture ProhibitiveBoundary fit · contradictsTrust-logic Relational
Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — Writers Guild of America — 2023 MBA, AI provisions. https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/wga Quote: “Neither traditional AI (technologies including those used in CGI and VFX) nor generative AI (GAI, meaning artificial intelligence that produces content including written material) is a writer, so no written material produced by traditional AI or GAI can be considered literary material.” Source: https://www.wga.org/contracts/know-your-rights/artificial-intelligence