The WGA writers strike began for the first time in 15 years. This comes as an AI scriptwriting debate wages on.
for film and television shows after months of speculation.
The Guild announced on Monday that a work stoppage would begin on Tuesday afternoon after negotiations with a labor group representing Hollywood studios and streaming companies couldn’t gain any traction over the weekend. Since then, various actions have begun popping up outside of studios in California, including picketing at Amazon/Culver Studios, CBS Radford, Disney’s Burbank headquarters, and more. More picketing is planned for Tuesday in New York City as well, according to a report fromAt the crux of the strike is the battle for more money and security for writers as well as regulations on A.I.
In its statement, the AMPTP also claimed it had offered a “comprehensive package proposal” that boosted compensation and streaming residuals. The WGA union disagrees with this characterization, saying instead they were “stonewalled” on proposals minimizing work with no pay and regulating A.I. writing.on the possibility of a strike showed that the WGA would be willing to allow artificial intelligence to write scripts, so long as it doesn’t affect the writers’ credits or residuals.
The WGA’s proposal to regulate use of material produced using artificial intelligence or similar technologies ensures the Companies can’t use AI to undermine writers’ working standards including compensation, residuals, separated rights and credits.
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