Hollywood writers went on strike to protect their livelihoods from generative AI. Their remarkable victory matters for all workers.
Hollywood writers went on strike to protect their livelihoods from generative AI. Their remarkable victory matters for all workers.
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Watch for the news of writers caught using AI.
That's allowed, no?
Unless I'm mistaken, this was more about writers not wanting the studio to be able to say "we had an ai generated a script. We'll pay you a day to do a brief editing pass."
Quoting the linked article:
The contract the Guild secured in September set a historic precedent: It is up to the writers whether and how they use generative AI as a tool to assist and complement—not replace—them. Ultimately, if generative AI is used, the contract stipulates that writers get full credit and compensation.
So, yeah. It's more about ensuring that a human person in the writers' guild gets credited as a writer, even if they or someone else uses an ai as a tool in the process.