Tag: Writers Guild of America

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News
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October 1, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Movies and TV, Writers Guild of America}

The Strike is Over

_{After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America's (WGA) strike against Hollywood has ended.} _{News
October 1, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America’s (WGA) strike against Hollywood has ended. WGA and Hollywood came to an agreement that includes higher employee wages and limitations in the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be employed. AI has been at the forefront of the moviemaking conversation for the past few months, and for good reason. TV and movie writers are concerned with how the technology might take away their jobs or otherwise cheapen the quality of TV scripts. Ryan Faughnder writes for the Los Angeles Times, The new WGA contract includes language that regulates the studio’s use of AI but also provides flexibility to the guild’s members. Companies must disclose to writers if any material given to a Read More ›

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July 17, 2023

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Arts & Culture

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AI, hollywood, Writers Guild of America}

“The Chosen” Will Continue Despite Hollywood Strike

_{The show about the life of Jesus will get back to business} _{News
July 17, 2023

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Arts & Culture}

Despite the actors’ strike, which was announced last Thursday, “The Chosen” series applied for a waiver and was granted quick approval. The show, which details the historical account of Jesus Christ and his band of disciples in ancient Israel, will resume filming this week. The news comes amid massive pushback against Hollywood. Actors, producers, and stunt-performers are joining the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and critiquing the movie industry for unfair wages and for failing to duly reckon with the threat of artificial intelligence (AI). Many blockbuster TV franchises will shut down production, after already being majorly delayed from the initial WGA strike, which began in early May. The cast for “Oppenheimer” left the film’s London premiere early in apparent Read More ›

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July 13, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Culture, hollywood, Movies and TV, Oppenheimer, Strike, Writers Guild of America}

Actors Join Hollywood Strike

_{With 160,000 actors now on strike, Hollywood will effectively shut down.} _{News
July 13, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

In a historic moment, over 160,000 TV and movie actors are joining scriptwriters in a Hollywood walkout, per the New York Times. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) initiated a strike in early May, demanding higher pay while expressing concern over the increasing role of artificial intelligence in TV writing. Now, actors are joining in with similar dissent. Brooke Barnes reports, The eyes of the world and, particularly, the eyes of labor are upon us,” Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, said. “What happens to us is important. What’s happening to us is happening across all fields of labor. When employers make Wall Street and greed their priority and they forget about the essential contributors who make the machine run, Read More ›

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July 6, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

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Acton Institute, AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Google, HBO, hollywood, Lawsuits, Movies and TV, Writers Guild of America}

Maybe Hollywood Had it Coming?

_{When TV production becomes this mechanical and impersonal, why shouldn't studios opt for AI?} _{News
July 6, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

The writers’ strike in Hollywood continues. In May, the Writers Guild of America started protesting low wages and the potential threat of artificially generated scripts. Large Language Models (LLMs) have only improved in generating text, raising concerns among writers. However, according to an insightful article from Auguste Meyrat of the Acton Institute, Hollywood has been developing a culture that welcomes AI-generated content with its tendency to pressure writers to fit a formulaic narrative structure instead of encouraging them to pursue real creativity and collaboration. Meyrat writes, All this virtually guarantees the use of AI-generated screenplays. After all, if producing a movie is now effectively the same as producing a widget on an assembly line, the human element can be dispensed Read More ›

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News
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July 2, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence

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AI, ChatGPT, hollywood, Movies and TV, Plagiarism, storytelling, Wired, Writers Guild of America}

ChatGPT Isn’t Hollywood’s Only Issue

_{The deepfakes are only getting more scarily accurate} _{News
July 2, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Deepfakes are a growing threat to acting careers. It’s the other challenge posed by generative AI technologies. In early May, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) began a strike in Hollywood opposing both low wages and the intrusion of generative AI like ChatGPT, which critics purport will be used to replace human writers. The strike illustrates the current threat to the Hollywood writing industry, but the looming deepfake apocalypse calls the role of the actual actors into question, too. Tom Hanks jokingly noted that long after he’s gone, AI-generated versions of him will star in films far into the future. Maybe his remarks weren’t so comical after all. While deepfakes, upon close inspection, can be identified, they appear to be Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
May 25, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

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AI, film, Futurism, Movies and TV, NPR, Strike, Vox, Writers Guild of America, Writing}

Hollywood Writers vs. AI

_{The Writers Guild of America doesn't want AI stealing their jobs} _{Peter Biles
May 25, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

I smell something rotten in the heart of Hollywood. So do a lot of screenwriters, actors, and directors. And you probably already have seen the headlines about the Writers Guild of America (WGA) going on strike, largely due to Hollywood studios’ apparent openness to using AI to generate scripts. It feels inevitable looking back, with the introduction and consequent explosion of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, that we would quickly arrive at a place where people like screenwriters are demanding job security. New AI systems have challenged a lot of different sectors, from visual art to journalism, but right now, the WGA strike is at the forefront of the conversation and continues to rage. Maggie Harrison of Futurism reports that a good many Read More ›