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Sean Penn Supports WGA Strike, Calls The Dispute Over AI a 'Human Obscenity'

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Sean Penn has voiced his support for the Writer’s Guild of America strike. The 62-year-old actor spoke at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on Friday at a press conference for his new film, Black Flies. “There are a lot of new concepts that are being tossed about, you know, including the use of AI,” Sean said. Keep reading to find out more…“And this just strikes me as a kind of human obscenity, for there to be any pushback on that from the producers,” Sean said, per Reuters.

The strike began on May 2, effectively bringing TV production to a halt and marking the first walkout in more than 15 years. “The first thing we should do in these conversations is change the Producers Guild and title them how they behave, which is the Bankers Guild,” Sean said. “It’s difficult for so many writers and so many people industry-wide to not be able to work at this time.

I guess it’s going to soul-search itself and see what side toughs it out.” The Writers Guild of America is seeking to restrict the use of artificial intelligence.

Here’s every TV show that has been shut down, and three that just squeaked by with enough episodes to continue production so far.

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