As AI Comes Into Focus With Rise Of ChatGPT, WGA Seeks To Protect Writers From Robots
deadline.comThe robots won’t take over Hollywood if the WGA has anything to do with it. One of the most interesting demands set out in the guild’s Pattern of Demands, which was unveiled earlier today, was the idea of regulating AI.
Or as the WGA put it, “Regulate use of material produced using artificial intelligence or similar technologies”. A few years ago, it would have seemed crazy that AI would be able to replicate the work of TV and film writers.
However, the rise of ChatGPT and other services, has shown that it might be closer than ever. For instance, I asked ChatGPT if it had a pitch for a reboot of AMC’s Mad Men. “Mad Men is back and better than ever.
This time, the show takes place in the modern day, following a cast of characters as they navigate life in the cutthroat advertising industry of the 21st century.
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