![]() ![]() But as part of their demands, the WGA is also fighting to protect their livelihoods from AI. WGA is demanding a host of changes from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), from an increase in pay to receiving clear guidelines around working with streaming services. Santiago/Getty ImagesĬord cutting, streaming losses and the 'terrifying math' driving the writers strike Union members have stated that they are not being paid fairly in the streaming era and are seeking pay increases and structural changes to the business model. Negotiations between a top guild and a trade association that represents Hollywood's top studios failed to avert the first walkout in more than 15 years. WGA members were out on the first day of a Hollywood voters strike after the board of directors for the Writers Guild of America, which includes West Coast and East Coast branches, voted unanimously to call for a walkout. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) East hold signs as they walk on the picket-line outside of the Peacock NewFront on in New York City. “The work that we do can’t be replaced by these systems.”Īugust is one of the more than 11,000 members of the WGA who went on strike Tuesday morning, bringing an immediate halt to the production of some television shows and possibly delaying the start of new seasons of others later this year. “Screenwriters are concerned about our scripts being the feeder material that is going into these systems to generate other scripts, treatments, and write story ideas,” August, a Writers Guild of America (WGA) committee member, told CNN. While there are clearly limits for how well AI tools can produce compelling creative stories, these tools are only getting more advanced, putting writers like August on guard. ![]() ![]() He’s written such films as “Big Fish,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “Go.” But even he is concerned about the impact AI could have on his work.Ī powerful new crop of AI tools, trained on vast troves of data online, can now generate essays, song lyrics and other written work in response to user prompts. By any standard, John August is a successful screenwriter. ![]()
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