VP Carolyn McDonaugh meeting notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gC4LbN7yjOHNon6TzwI5JOLWNWta-gGw/view?usp=sharing
Thank you for cc'ing and including me in the 4A noms dialogue w/ Paul.
Please
find attached my notes from the AEMI AI Zoom meeting on May 15, 2024
hosted by Jennifer D.
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Here are a few observations from my participation in this AEMI AI meeting of the "creative" unions:
1)
In the prior Zoom meeting of the AEMI on AI, hosted by Michael Wasser,
we were told to ask our unions HOW our individual union might contribute
to future meetings and initiatives on AI, which I conveyed to you and
recorded in my notes. I heeded this "charge" and realized I have
academic scholarship knowledge in AI, as well as academic admin experience, which I can certainly contribute and would be happy to.
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So
my first observation is that Jennifer did not re-visit this charge, nor
poll the attendees on how their unions may help future AI meetings.
Jennifer did ask/poll us attendees for recent/current AI "examples" in
our unions. I noted the attendee responses, to which I will add that I
also gave an example that I didn't have a chance to record in my notes
during the Zoom, which is the following:
My
daughter just graduated with a BA in Media Studies (the field of my
first MA) and wrote her thesis on "AI and the Human Voice". She also
recently voiced a character for an animated series for which she had to
negotiate a contract. There was NO provision in the contract for AI.
Therefore, I helped her to craft a clause which was approved by the
producer's attorney, who thanked my daughter for providing "AI legal
language" to the extent that it currently exists/applies
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In
the context of the above example, I then offered my dual credentials of
singer/actor and academic with my first MA in Media Studies and second
MA in Digital Humanities, with expertise in AI, toward any assembled D
/ AEMI group that might interface with Sen. Charles Schumer's staff on
"The Schumer Doctrine" as I mentioned during our GIAA Zoom this past Tuesday, May 21. Jennifer responded that my offer was noted.
My
last observation that bears noting is that Jennifer somewhat abruptly
ended the AEMI AI Zoom meeting 20 minutes early AFTER the attendees had
voted in favor of more future and regular meetings on AI. I was under
the impression that we were going to have break-out groups and there was
ample time for this,
Carolyn
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On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 02:07:07 PM EDT, Paul Almeida wrote:
Article
VII of the 4As Constitution states that every two years, a Convention
will be held for the sole purpose of electing International Officers.
The term of office, which is two years, expired on or about June 1,
2024.
Below is a list of current Officers please indicate your Branch's nomination for 5th vice president.
Once I have heard from all branches I will send out an electronic ballot for the election.
Thanks.
Officers
President – Gabrielle Carteris, SAG-AFTRA
1st Vice President – Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA
2nd Vice President – Alvin Vincent, Jr., AEA
3rd Vice President – Susanne Doris, AGVA
4th Vice President – Allison Beck, AGMA
5th Vice President – Carlo Fiorletta , GIAA
Treasurer – Nikki Switzer, AEA
Executive Secretary – Paul E. Almeida, 4As
-- Paul E. Almeida, Executive Director/Executive SecretaryAssociated Actors and Artistes of America, AFL-CIO815 16th St NW, 6th FloorWashington, DC 20006
