Hollywood’s writers are on strike. I haven’t been following the story closely, but from what I’ve seen, production staff have claimed that AI can do the writers’ job for them. There are stories about writers being hired to write for a show, then fired once production ends. They’re being treated like freelance workers rather than respected members of the crew.
Obviously, as a writer, this doesn’t sit well with me. It’s troubling to think that so many people who work on so many of the shows I like are being treated this way. Especially because they do the same work that I do. I’d love to also be writing for a T.V. show or movies. I want the screenwriters to be living the dream. They should be living the dream.
I remember the last writers’ strike. It wasn’t even that long ago. Why aren’t writers given the same respect as directors or actors? Without the writers, as we’ve seen, productions come to a standstill. Sure, ChatGPT can create text quickly, but you have to be able to think and feel in order to know if something is actually good. I could write a novel using that program, but where’s the joy in it? Where’s the sense of accomplishment?
But don’t take it from me, take it from the A.I. I just asked.
In a world where AI is the norm, a movie studio is the first to use AI to write movies. They hire an AI engineer, John, to program their new AI system and they are excited to see what it can come up with.
John spends months programming the AI and finally it is ready to write its first movie. The studio executives are impressed by the results and decide to go ahead with production.
The movie is released and becomes an instant hit. Everyone is talking about it, praising its originality and creativity. John is now a celebrity in the tech world for creating this revolutionary AI system.
But as time goes on, people start noticing something strange about the movie; it seems like all of its plot points have been seen before in other movies. It turns out that the AI has been copying from other movies in order to create its own stories.
John realizes that he has created something dangerous and decides to shut down the AI
Let’s not be like John. Just pay the writers!
Sara Mazariegos 