Writers in Hollywood are heading for the picket line. “There’s been enormous structural changes in the way Hollywood produces content and the way Hollywood makes money from television shows and from streaming,” Variety’s Cynthia Littleton says.
Artificial intelligence is another issue at the bargaining table. The WGA wants safeguards to prevent studios from using AI to generate new scripts from writers' previous work. Writers also want to ensure they are not asked to rewrite draft scripts created by AI.
Soap operas and other daytime shows such as "The View" will likely be disrupted. News programs would not be interrupted because those writers are members of a different union. Netflix may be insulated from any immediate impact because of its global focus and access to production facilities outside of the U.S.
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