Humans vs AI: 1-0 for Hollywood writers

Humankind’s victory: On Sept 24, a tentative deal was reached to end Hollywood’s writers strike after nearly five months. — AP

THE historic, 146-day writers’ strike finally appears to be over. Details are scarce, but the Writers Guild of America sounds triumphant: It’s calling the deal “exceptional” and heralding gains in just about every arena.

And though there are many reasons that the union ultimately won out – smart organising and a memeable picket line, strong allyship from SAG-AFTRA, and tactical blunders by the studio execs among them – there’s one thing above all that lighted up the action: The way the writers refused to let bosses use Artificial Intelligence to exploit them.