Why artificial intelligence is a central dispute in the Hollywood strikes

Jules Roscoe:

Studios have, for the most part, especially over a long period of this summer, been unresponsive. There was a point where studios told actors and writers that their demands for AI are just unreasonable and that instead of having any sort of regulation, they would propose to have regular meetings to talk about advancements in technology, which is not what the writers have been asking for at all.

Writers understand that AI is unavoidable. It is the next technological frontier. They're not asking for it to be excluded fully from their writers' room. What they're asking for is better regulations on when and how it's used. And studios were largely unresponsive to that.

But recently, in August, studios have proposed a little bit of a transition where they won't consider AI material, literary material, which means that AI will not be able to get a writing credit for any material that is used in shows or films. And that means that writers have a better shot at keeping their jobs and getting paid for their work.

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