Writers strike negotiations hung up on language over AI, sources say

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Studio executives were not present for the talks Saturday, which lasted eight hours, two sources familiar with the negotiations said. Bargaining will enter a fifth day Sunday.

, but a major sticking point has been language over the use of artificial intelligence, two sources familiar with the negotiations said Saturday., which lasted eight hours, the sources said, and negotiations ended without a deal.and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — said in a joint statement that bargaining would resume Sunday.

Writers have complained that they have been shorted when it comes to their share of streaming revenue. They also want increased royalties, or residual payments, and protection against the possibility studios could use artificial intelligence to handle some writing duties and to cut them out of jobs.studio heads joined marathon talksDisney’s Bob Iger, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Warner Bros.

 

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