Hollywood Writers Protest Against The Rise Of AI

Hollywood Writers Go On Strike Over AI Concerns

May 03, 2023 By - Jai Pratap

The Writers Guild of America has announced a strike with AI being one of the major reasons.

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Hollywood writers are protesting against the rise of AI that threatens to take their jobs.

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The strike has already affected the productions of several shows, including the Late Night Show, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and many other late night shows.

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The last time Hollywood writers went on strike was 15 years ago.

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Among other concerns, writers are protesting against the rise of AI that threatens to take their jobs.

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Though the current AI is not that sophisticated to mimic a real Hollywood writer, but at the speed at which it is growing it is not hard to imagine AI writing Hollywood level content.

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Chatbots and other AI tools are already replacing human jobs in many other industries.

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