used partyize after the actors went on strike. the movie studios are pushing back on that claim. technology cannot replace an actor full-on. so, you can not go head to toe and redo the entire face and expect that to be photo real. the technology just isn t there right now. now, as it relates to writers, i think, they can more easily be replaced by artificial intelligence. now, other than fulfilling my dreams of being, liam. there s stark warnings, especially for writers, more so than writers, this a.i. technology is already quite powerful at writing scripts, in another 6 months time, whose to
or lose their salaries because of it? as a representative from silicon valley, i understand a.i., and the workers, the writers, the actors are absolutely right to say they should be part of how a.i. is used. there are two central concerned. one which you alluded to, which is if you re going to feed information into this a.i. magic box and then it s going to spit out new content, the content that you re feeding in, that should be compensated. and writers are writing scripts, if they re writing plays and a.i. is just tinkering with it, those initial scripts need to be compensated. the second thing is you don t want a.i. replacing writers because what that s going to do is devolve the standard of entertainment. a.i. can t write ted lasso, it can t quite succession. it probably could write bad reality tv. writers are saying, loorx look, we want to have human input.
big news, jonathan. it is big news indeed, martha. it plunges hollywood in to a crisis. billions will be lost by the studios. millions potentially will be lost by the actors and already being lost by the writers that have been out on strike for a couple of months now. artificial intelligence is one of the biggest issues. for the writers, it s the use of artificial intelligence in writing scripts. for actors, it s a different issue. the studios aren t about to replace tom cruise or meryl streep or matt damon with an artificial intelligence likeness of themselves. but you can see it happening. the actors would see it happening in scenes that require extras. that s where a lot of actors make their money, in the smaller scenes that can be easily cut and replaced by a.i. the actors and the writers say it s about them being able to
deserve their fair share. let s be clear, writers aren t all rich, and here s what they re looking for. increased pay, better residuals known as royalties. protections from artificial intelligence writing scripts that they then to to manage, and more. msnbc s parent company, comcast, is represented by amptp, which is negotiating with the writers guild, and some of our news employees represented by the writers guild. joining me now is greg, a former writer for john oliver and stephen colbert who is on the negotiating committee for the writers guild. thank you for joining me this evening. this is an issue i feel very passionate about, have talked about for a while. first, i want to dispel some rumors. a lot of people think if you write, if you re on tv, they think you re rich. they assume writers are rich. what are writers actually asking for, and what are some of the financial challenges that writers have been facing that
of days. as the clock ticks in tinseltown with a midnight deadline before the contract between the writers guild of america and major studios expires. the last walkout was in 2007 and lasted 100 days. current members are ready to re-enact these scenes, having voted to authorize a strike as early as tuesday. writers are making 23% less than we were ten years ago while the companies are making record profits. reporter: the union wants higher pay for episodes airing on traditional tv, and increased guaranteed residuals, especially on streaming platforms like paramount plus and netflix. ai platforms like chatgpt are capable of writing scripts in seconds, and the wga is seeking limits for the use of the technology. in a statement the alliance representing studios and producers tells cbs news, our goal continues to be to reach a fair and reasonable agreement.