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It’s been 146 days since the Hollywood writers strike begun. It was based, among other less technically inclined things, around writers’ fears that the studios were trying to replace them with AI (which they totally were). The fact that this strike lasted as long as it did, according to many people, shows that this is exactly the case.
The actual contract has not been shared, but many people have said that the AI issue is settled- at least for now. AI’s output, as you will remember, is not copyrightable. So that alone is probably a bit of a sticking point that made it worthwhile for the studios to kick the can down the road for another three years.
One thing that’s interesting is that this is ONLY the writers- the actors guild still does not have a contract, and AI is once again at issue. One comment I read stated something like, “Ironically, all the botox in Hollywood has made actors look so plastic that the AI doppelgangers look much more believable.” which, zing.