A two-day coaching seminar in Warsaw, Poland, on 9 and 10 of December, gathered over 40 sector professionals from 15 European nations to change on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the reside performance sector, contemplating moral questions in addition to authorized implications and modifications within the organisation of work.
The capability constructing seminar, which is a component of a EU-funded undertaking, aimed toward strengthening capacities of nationwide social companions within the Live Performance sector and is a joint initiative of the European Social Companions: the Worldwide Federation of Actors (FIA), the Worldwide Federation of Musicians (FIM) and the Media, Leisure & Arts sector of UNI Europa on the employees’ facet, and Pearle* – Live Performance Europe on the employers’ facet.
The primary day of the coaching aimed toward assessing a variety of authorized impacts of Artificial Intelligence, most particularly Generative AI, on the work of professionals in reside performance. The coaching, offered by Gabriel Kadlecova, a Czech lawyer specialised in mental property legislation and leisure legislation, launched to social companions the authorized framework round Generative AI instruments and their use, and offered helpful steering on tips on how to use AI instruments with out authorized mishaps. It adressed copyright and different mental property rights, character rights and private information safety, legal responsibility and different points. The primary day of the coaching seminar was additionally the chance to current a brand new thematic analysis drafted particularly within the context of this undertaking, titled ‘AI unplugged: the perspective of the live performance sector’ by Polish researcher Agnieszka Paczynska.
The second day revolved round two panel discussions with artistic professionals, in addition to professionals working in theatre and cultural venues, to introduce how AI is at the moment impacting their day-to-day work and practices. The primary panel allowed for 2 choreographers, a musician and a light-weight engineer to debate the impact Generative AI has on their artistic practices and processes, from potential makes use of to spark new artistic concepts or facilitate day-to-day work (equivalent to help in calculations for gentle engineering) to AI being an combine half of the creation course of and output. All panellists highlighted the essential human element to inventive creation and technical craft, that as of but, can’t be changed by AI however must be protected by legislation and collective bargaining to face future technological developments. The second panel dialogue centered extra on the present makes use of on AI within the office and work processes of reside performance venues and cultural establishments normally, from administrative duties to communication and advertising.
This coaching seminar is the second out of three deliberate coaching occasions, following a primary profitable training seminar in Paris final June on negotiation strategies for social companions. The coaching seminars half of this undertaking concentrate on key themes recognized by way of ongoing analysis throughout the undertaking. The method of figuring out these 4 key themes is at the moment underway, guaranteeing that every one coaching classes address essentially the most urgent points dealing with the sector.
Obtain the total report ‘AI unplugged: the attitude of the reside performance sector’ here.
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