SXSW 2025 Panel: What the Unions Are Doing About A.I.
At SXSW 2025, labor leaders gathered in a provocative panel discussion to address one of entertainment's most pressing challenges: A.I. regulation. Hosted by SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the panel featured Sam Wheeler (Executive Director/WGA East), Vanessa Holtgrewe (International Vice President / Assistant Department Director, Motion Picture & Television Production/ IATSE), and Rebecca Rhine (Associate National Executive Director/Western Executive Director/DGA) discussing recently negotiated contracts protecting creative workers. The…
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