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What changed in the WGA's AI article (Article 72) between the 2023 MOA and the 2026 MOA, according to the two MOA texts?

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The 2026 MOA (April 4, 2026; term May 2, 2026 to May 1, 2030) amends only Paragraph G of Article 72: it keeps semi-annual meetings and adds written notice to the Guild when a company grants a compensated licence to a non-affiliated third party to train a public-facing commercial GAI system, with a meeting on request. Paragraphs A-F (AI not a writer, disclosure, consent) are not amended in Item 15, and the WGA's AI page still describes the 2023 provisions. Curator qualifications: Contract texts read 2026-10-22; not legal advice. AMPTP fully executed copy (>5 MB) not re-fetched; WGA-hosted copy used. Limitations: Contract texts read 2026-10-22; not legal advice. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/contracts/know-your-rights/artificial-intelligence",
      "note": "WGA-hosted 2026 MBA MOA PDF, Item 15 and term; WGA AI page (live)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/contracts/2023_mba_moa.pdf",
      "note": "WGA-hosted 2026 MBA MOA PDF, Item 15 and term; WGA AI page (live)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/summary-of-the-2023-wga-mba",
      "note": "WGA-hosted 2026 MBA MOA PDF, Item 15 and term; WGA AI page (live)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://amptp.org/wp-content/themes/amptp/assets/pdf/WGA/2026%20WGA%20MOA%20(Fully%20Executed%202026-04-04%20-%20includes%20updated%20Authorization%20List%20as%20of%202026-04-24).pdf",
      "note": "WGA-hosted 2026 MBA MOA PDF, Item 15 and term; WGA AI page (live)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/contracts/2026_mba_moa.pdf",
      "note": "WGA-hosted 2026 MBA MOA PDF, Item 15 and term; WGA AI page (live)"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] The 2026 MOA (April 4, 2026; term May 2, 2026 to May 1, 2030) amends only Paragraph G of Article 72: it keeps semi-annual meetings and adds written notice to the Guild when a company grants a compensated licence to a non-affiliated third party to train a public-facing commercial GAI system, with a meeting on request. Paragraphs A-F (AI not a writer, disclosure, consent) are not amended in Item 15, and the WGA's AI page still describes the 2023 provisions. · locator: WGA-hosted 2026 MBA MOA PDF, Item 15 and term; WGA AI page (live) source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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