July 22, 2023

Why the battle over artificial intelligence is being fought in Hollywood

Guardian -  AI is threatening jobs across many sectors, from doctors and lawyers to data scientists and journalists. But Hollywood actors and writers, currently united in their first “double strike” in more than 60 years, are fighting back in an unprecedented way, vowing to protect every worker in their industry, from the extras to the stars, from being replaced by new technologies. The dual strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have forced the major studios to halt production, resulting in a standoff that is expected to drag on for months.

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