Why filmmakers protested against AI

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Over 150,000 actors and scriptwriters in Hollywood went on strike for months in 2023. In part because they worried about being replaced by artificial intelligence. But is that fear justified?

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00:00In mid-2023, more than 150,000 workers went on strike and brought Hollywood to a standstill

00:07for several months. One cause for the strike was artificial intelligence. The trade unions

00:13have even labeled AI an existential threat. Screenwriters fear that AI might take over

00:19their jobs in the future, and actors are worried that they could be replaced by AI-generated

00:24replicas. These aren't baseless concerns. New technology also always leads to changes,

00:30says Max Wiedemann, head of AI at a European film studio.

00:37Some jobs will actually become more important. Some jobs will change.

00:41Other jobs might actually be cut. And then you've got entirely new jobs that will be needed.

00:48In Hollywood, the trade unions were able to require more protections from AI technology.

00:53Still, there's no way around the fact that AI is here to stay.

01:03I think that those who engage with the technology will be more likely to be in a position where

01:07they can choose which direction they'd like to take, and which of these areas they'd like to work in.

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