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Do the WGA Screen Credits Manual and the Theatrical Credits Procedures Guide say anything about AI or generative material, and where does WGA state the AI credit rule?

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The Screen Credits Manual (2021) has no AI wording; the AI credit rule comes from the WGA AI page and MOA Article 72.C.3.

The Screen Credits Manual (2021) has no AI wording; the AI credit rule comes from the WGA AI page and MOA Article 72.C.3. Curator qualifications: Documents read 2026-10-22; no credit or legal conclusion. Absence is scoped to the documents named; other WGA agreements not searched. Theatrical Credits Procedures page and NTWC screen form searches carried from producer reading. Limitations: Documents read 2026-10-22; no credit or legal conclusion. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/contracts/credits/manuals/theatrical-credits-procedures",
      "note": "Screen Credits Manual PDF (2021); WGA Artificial Intelligence page (Updated December 18, 2025)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/credits/manuals/screenscredits_manual21.pdf",
      "note": "Screen Credits Manual PDF (2021); WGA Artificial Intelligence page (Updated December 18, 2025)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/contracts/know-your-rights/artificial-intelligence",
      "note": "Screen Credits Manual PDF (2021); WGA Artificial Intelligence page (Updated December 18, 2025)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/credits/forms/NTWC-screen26.pdf",
      "note": "Screen Credits Manual PDF (2021); WGA Artificial Intelligence page (Updated December 18, 2025)"
    }
  ]
}

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  • [sourced_fact] The Screen Credits Manual (2021) has no AI wording; the AI credit rule comes from the WGA AI page and MOA Article 72.C.3. · locator: Screen Credits Manual PDF (2021); WGA Artificial Intelligence page (Updated December 18, 2025) source

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