We conducted three workshops in April-May 2024, two in person and one online, with 52 participants across all three workshops. Participants were recruited via our union partners, Equity, BECTU, Musicians' Union and Society of Authors.

Workshop focus:

Discussing case studies to explore how freelance creative work is impacted by AI
Contributing to a mapping project looking at how roles are affected by AI
Exploring changes to the conditions of work happening as a result of AI
Thinking about employment rights and the transparency of policies related to AI

Participant information:

42% of participants reported their gender as female, 52% as male and 6% as transgender or non-binary
29% reported their ethnicity as being from Black, Asian or Global Majority backgrounds, and 71% from White British/European ethnic backgrounds.
46% reported their age as 26-40, 35% as 41-55 and 19% as 55+
Time in the industry ranged from 18 months to 40+ years
34% were members BECTU, 15% Equity, 32% Musicians’ Union and 19% Society of Authors
All participants reported that they were self employed/freelance.