Suits writer exposes meager earnings from streaming residuals, highlighting compensation struggles in Hollywood. Learn more about the ongoing challenges faced by writers and actors.
Negotiations resume in the Hollywood writers' strike after 100 days. Concerns over pay, streaming residuals, and AI usage in decision-making fuel the protest.
As the Writers Guild of America strike for a better deal in terms of working conditions and income, networks are refusing to compromise. Adam Conover, a comedy writer, proposed that AI should not be used as a tool to adapt content and have it still be considered a writer's work. Nonetheless, The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers refused to discuss such proposal and only offered a yearly meeting to talk about "advances in technology". This shows that the entertainment industry need fair and reasonable regulations for the usage of AI. The writers should also get paid their fair share knowing the huge amount of work they put into the content creation.
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