# What does the Writers' Guild of Great Britain publish about generative AI for writers: policy positions, risk guidance for using AI tools, and what it says it has done?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T12:11:57.115Z
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The Writers' Guild of Great Britain publishes a policy position (survey of 500+ writers; 80% agree developers should seek permission; recommendations on permission, input transparency, payment, output labelling and regulation) and a 2024 guideline warning writers that using generative AI tools carries risks (copyright claims against developers, uncertain status of outputs, breaching contract warranties of originality), marked as a general guide only. Unlike WGA Article 72, these are positions and guidance, not contract clauses.

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain publishes a policy position (survey of 500+ writers; 80% agree developers should seek permission; recommendations on permission, input transparency, payment, output labelling and regulation) and a 2024 guideline warning writers that using generative AI tools carries risks (copyright claims against developers, uncertain status of outputs, breaching contract warranties of originality), marked as a general guide only. Unlike WGA Article 72, these are positions and guidance, not contract clauses.

Curator qualifications: Guidance read 2026-10-22 via archived captures; not legal advice. Archived captures; campaign page snapshot (S14) not re-read.

Limitations: Guidance read 2026-10-22 via archived captures; not legal advice.

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://web.archive.org/web/20260814162647id_/https://writersguild.org.uk/ai/",
      "note": "WGGB Writers and AI policy page (Wayback id_ 2025-06-21); WGGB AI Guidelines PDF (Wayback id_ 2026-09-25); WGGB AI news page (Wayback id_ 2026-08-14)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260818073908id_/https://writersguild.org.uk/wggb-campaigns/writers-and-ai/",
      "note": "WGGB Writers and AI policy page (Wayback id_ 2025-06-21); WGGB AI Guidelines PDF (Wayback id_ 2026-09-25); WGGB AI news page (Wayback id_ 2026-08-14)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250621012710id_/https://writersguild.org.uk/wggb-campaigns/writers-and-ai-policy/",
      "note": "WGGB Writers and AI policy page (Wayback id_ 2025-06-21); WGGB AI Guidelines PDF (Wayback id_ 2026-09-25); WGGB AI news page (Wayback id_ 2026-08-14)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260925141353id_/https://writersguild.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WGGB-AI-Guidelines.pdf",
      "note": "WGGB Writers and AI policy page (Wayback id_ 2025-06-21); WGGB AI Guidelines PDF (Wayback id_ 2026-09-25); WGGB AI news page (Wayback id_ 2026-08-14)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] The Writers' Guild of Great Britain publishes a policy position (survey of 500+ writers; 80% agree developers should seek permission; recommendations on permission, input transparency, payment, output labelling and regulation) and a 2024 guideline warning writers that using generative AI tools carries risks (copyright claims against developers, uncertain status of outputs, breaching contract warranties of originality), marked as a general guide only. Unlike WGA Article 72, these are positions and guidance, not contract clauses. · locator: WGGB Writers and AI policy page (Wayback id_ 2025-06-21); WGGB AI Guidelines PDF (Wayback id_ 2026-09-25); WGGB AI news page (Wayback id_ 2026-08-14) · source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260814162647id_/https://writersguild.org.uk/ai/

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