I would say the strikes did more to hurt the writers than help them. AI was always going to take over.
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I would say the strikes did more to hurt the writers than help them. AI was always going to take over.
The 2023 WGA strike actually achieved significant protections against AI takeover, countering your view that it hurt writers more. The deal explicitly states AI can't be used to write or rewrite scripts, nor as source material for credits, ensuring writers retain control over their work. It also mandates disclosure of AI use in production and limits studios from training AI on guild members' scripts without consent.
Observers hailed it as a "smart model" for other industries, allowing AI as a tool (e.g., for research) but not a replacement. While AI pressures persist, the strike empowered writers to shape the tech's role rather than being sidelined.