Strike Ends With Writers Guild Forcing Concessions on AI

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The Writers Guild of America has officially reached an agreement with Hollywood studios, determining that an AI isn't a 'writer.'

Writers are officially back at work. And while better residuals, health and pension contributions, and pay increases are unquestionably a big win for the Guild, things get a little murkier when it comes to artificial intelligence.

In many ways, that's a big win for the union, making it impossible for any writing generated by an AI to be considered literary material, since an AI can't be considered a "writer." After all, that's what the WGA had beenInterestingly, writers still reserve the right to access these tools, with the caveat that employers such as movie or TV studios allow this kind of use. Studios will also have to tell writers if any materials they're working with were AI-generated.

It's a thorny debate, and the conversation surrounding whether companies like OpenAI are actually breaking copyright law by scanning existing works is only getting started.

 

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