Media is poised to get so fucking stupid
90% of movies are already garbage, or the same recycled plots from older movies. Truly original and intriguing plots are few and far between. How much worse can it get?
You can almost always find the source for ‘truely original and intriguing plots’ being earlier media and what you think is new is just a fresh take on an old idea. Well done execution of well know stories still makes great movies.
You are right that 90% of movies are garbage, and AI will just make the process of kicking out more of the soulless garbage even easier than it currently is.
We can wait and see!
Some might even say more stupider
Supposedly the studios are only allowed to train their AI on scripts THEY own. Not sure how much that matters if you’re a writer working for a studio, but as an outsider looking in, that seems to be what made the difference for the WGA.
Also, this tentative deal would only last up to September of 2026 so either way this deal has an expiration date. Does that mean that studios can do whatever they want with their AI after this date? How much more advanced is AI going to get in these 3 years? Do writers now have a 3 year lifespan remanining?
How much more advanced is AI going to get in these 3 years? Do writers now have a 3 year lifespan remanining?
It probably doesn’t matter if AI gets more advanced. Cheap will always win out over quality when corporations are involved, and AI writing is dirt cheap compared to paying a human being. See: the recent controversy with the opening of ‘Secret Invasion’ using AI art.
the recent controversy with the opening of ‘Secret Invasion’ using AI art.
I don’t think yo understood what happened. The studio that was commissioned the intro animation probably was paid the average for such VFX sequence, they just happened to use AI as a starting point. And trust me (I work for an “content” agency), everyone has been using AI tools for years in the industry.
Anyway, she point is that humans were still involved in 99% of the process, as always. An it’s gonna stay that way for years (in VFX).
It means that writers will be back to negotiate (possibly for significantly better terms) in 2026 should AI become a big money maker. By then it’ll have been too late and AI will have killed the industry.
Nobody wants to watch AI generated movies or listen to AI generated music.
I want to make my own AI generated movies and I’m very interested in watching other people’s work when it starts coming out. Not everyone needs to be spoon fed their entertainment by billion dollar companies.
Good luck, have fun, and tell ChatGPT I said “hello”.
Union contracts don’t just expire. The contract has a 3 year term. At that point, an updated contract will need to be negotiated. If the 3 year period ends without a new contract, but the new parties are still making progress in the negotiations, the workers will continue to work under the terms of the old contract until the new one is completed.
If the negotiations are not going well, if they reach an impasse, then strikes or lockouts can happen.
Regardless, any terms in a union contract cannot be removed unless both parties agree to their removal. AI advancement or decisions by the studios could very well lead to another strike in 3 years, but any terms related to AI, or any other language in the contract will not automatically disappear at the end of the 3 year term.
So won’t this be rejected?
WGA negotiators claim they’re happy with the deal. I’m as confused as you seem to be.
WGA negotiators want to be called heros (and continue being paid to be negotiators), so of course they’ll say they won even if they didn’t.
It doesn’t work like that. They have to negotiate a deal that the members will vote for.
Negotiators: We won!
Members: Oh thank you, we were worried, we really need this over.
Someone who reads the fine print: Uh, this is terrible.
Large enough percentage of Members: Hey didn’t you hear them it’s over quit nitpicking!
Likely what happened is writers are seeing what a mess AI generated art is, so they’re letting the industry to have this as it might end up in a quite bad for them.
Fuck
