

Technological changes and shifts have destroyed a former way of life - we have to recognize that in our contracts.”Īmong those major changes, along with the streaming boom, has been the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence.Īt the bargaining table, the WGA had sought assurances from studios that AI-generated text would not be used as source material and that AI cannot write or rewrite scripts, proposals that were rejected, said Ellen Stutzman, a chief negotiator for WGA who picketed Thursday. “While I wouldn’t say the CEOs of AMPTP are Emperor Palpatine,” Forman said, referring to one of the chief “Star Wars” villains, “we are in the fight for our lives and our careers.
