Screenwriters, Authors, and Journalists Respond To Threat Of AI
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is presenting new challenges for writers of all kinds, leading screenwriters, authors, and journalists to respond to the threat of AI.
Although generative AI tools are not advanced enough to completely replace humans at the moment, their unregulated use has the potential to affect writers’ livelihoods negatively.
Hollywood Writers Strike Over AI-Generated Content
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been in a heated battle with Hollywood studios over using AI to generate content.
Writers felt they were not benefiting from studios’ profits, and AI directly threatened their compensation and working conditions.
The WGA argued that AI should not be used to rewrite or generate literary material without compensating human writers. They wanted regulations to protect writers’ livelihoods as AI becomes more advanced.