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Hollywood writers fear losing work to AI

Susan Hornik
Business reporter, Los Angeles
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Movie and TV writers in the US have been on strike since 2 May

Hollywood screenwriter Michelle Amor says she is fearful about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on her livelihood. "I don't want to be replaced with something artificial".

Ms Amor and fellow US television and film writers have now been on strike since the start of May.

One of their key demands is that the studios and streaming giants agree to limits on the future use of AI-powered writing tools, such as ChatGPT.

The writers and their union - the Writers Guild of America - want it in writing that AI can only be used for research purposes, and not to ever replace them.

"My mother's union job as a packer for 35 years was replaced with robotics," says Ms Amor, who currently has two TV projects in development - The Honorable and PG County.

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Michelle Amor says that human art needs to be protected

"That's understandable because it's a labour intensive job, but we create art. Who wants a fake Picasso":[]}