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The AMPTP Met With the WGA, But Wasn’t Ready to Play Nice

August 7, 2023

Linda Codega

Last week, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers offered to meet with the striking Writers Guild of America for the first time in nearly 100 days. But almost immediately after leaving the bargaining table, the WGA started receiving ca…
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Spotify Podcast Layoffs Will Affect Gimlet and Parcast Workers

June 6, 2023

Amanda Holpuch

Spotify said it was cutting 2 percent of its work force and absorbing two popular podcast studios, Gimlet Media and Parcast, into Spotify Studios.
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Striking Writers Find Their Villain: Netflix

May 11, 2023

John Koblin and Nicole Sperling

Fear of protests prompted the streaming giant to shift an anticipated presentation for advertisers to a virtual event and a top executive to skip an honorary gala.
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Striking Writers Are Worried About A.I. Viewers Should Be, Too.

May 10, 2023

James Poniewozik

A.I. screenwriting, a point of contention in the Writers Guild strike, may not yet be ready for prime time. But streaming algorithms and derivative programming have prepared the way for it.
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Hollywood Writers Strike Is ‘Going to Be a While’

May 7, 2023

Brooks Barnes and John Koblin

The writers and entertainment companies remain far apart on several key issues, including money, and the standoff could last for months.
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AI can’t replace human writers

May 3, 2023

Amanda Silberling

In the must-watch final season of “Succession,” Kendall Roy enters a conference room with his siblings. As the scene opens, he takes a seat and declares: “Who will be the successor? Me.” Of course, that scene didn’t appear on HBO’s hit show, but it’s a good illustration of generative AI’s level of sophistication compared to…
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Unions Representing Hollywood Writers and Actors Seek Limits on A.I. and Chatbots

April 28, 2023

Noam Scheiber and John Koblin

As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
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The AMPTP Met With the WGA, But Wasn’t Ready to Play Nice

Spotify Podcast Layoffs Will Affect Gimlet and Parcast Workers

Striking Writers Find Their Villain: Netflix

Striking Writers Are Worried About A.I. Viewers Should Be, Too.

Hollywood Writers Strike Is ‘Going to Be a While’

AI can’t replace human writers

Unions Representing Hollywood Writers and Actors Seek Limits on A.I. and Chatbots

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TWiT 1011: The Year in Review – A Look at the Top Stories of 2024 – This Week in Tech (Audio)