Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
June News: Artists Take a Stand on AI
AMT Lab @ CMU: This month, it may be challenging to find a headline that doesn’t mention “AI.” For artists and arts managers, AI can now be integrated in every aspect of our work - from creation, to promotion, and general administration. Even your iPhone may soon have AI features integrating messages, calendar, photos, and other personal content. In both performing and visual spaces, artists are finding ways to push back on unethical use – while some take legal action, others call for change through the spaces they share their work. Learn more in the sections below.
Rethinking Construction: The Rise of Wood as a Sustainable Material
Architect Magazine: Wood’s popularity as a construction material has surged due to its impressive carbon sequestration capacity. Wood is about half carbon by weight, allowing the material to perform significantly better than others—such as concrete and steel—from a carbon emissions perspective. The realization of wood’s massive carbon storage capacity has encouraged much of the recent proliferation of new timber structures.
Brooke Shields Has Worn Many Hats. Now She’s a Labor Boss
The New York Times: Brooke Shields has a new office. It’s empty, and she hasn’t figured out how she wants to furnish it, or even how often she’ll be there, but it’s a sign of her new and unexpected status, as president of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing theater actors and stage managers in the United States.
Lauren Lewis and Minh Nguyen Receive 2024 Broadway Green Alliance College Captain Award
Playbill: The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) has announced Lauren Lewis and Minh Nguyen are the 2024 recipients of its annual College Green Captain Award. The award recognizes students who make an effort to prioritize sustainability in college theatre.
Your Next Audio Book Might Be Read by Judy Garland
Playbill: Favorite stage and screen stars of yesteryear may soon be releasing new content from the beyond. AI company ElevenLabs has secured agreements with the estates of Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Laurence Olivier to add AI versions of their iconic voices to their Reader App, which allows users to listen to digital text from articles, PDFs, ebooks, and more.
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