Haweenka Hollywood-ka oo ka hadlaya wararka AI-ga ee ku saabsan xasuuqa bulshada
Ururada shaqaalaha ee Hollywood-ka ayaa sheegay inay ka xishoodayaan wararka AI-ga ee ku saabsan xasuuqa bulshada, iyagoo sheegay inay horey uga shaqeeyeen ilaalin shaqaalaha. SAG-AFTRA iyo WGAE ayaa ka jawaabtay codsiga The Verge, halka shirkadaha kale ee filimka ay ku jiraan Disney iyo Netflix ay ku jawaabeen.
Ururada Hollywood-ka oo ka hadlaya AI-ga
Duncan Crabtree Ireland, hoggaamiyaha SAG-AFTRA, wuxuu sheegay in ururku uu horey u ogaaday sida AI-gu u saameyn karo shaqaalaha, isagoo sheegay inay heshiis ku gaareen ilaalin. Wuxuu yiri: 'Bargained for and achieved enforceable, meaningful guardrails around how this technology can be implemented by the major employers in our industry.'
Crabtree Ireland wuxuu sheegay in wararka AI-ga ee ku saabsan xasuuqa bulshada ay yihiin kuwo aan la xaqiijin karin, isagoo sheegay inay yihiin kuwo aan la xaqiijin karin. Wuxuu yiri: 'We should be concerned about the broader societal and social implications of AI, but some warnings could be hyperbole and overblown.'
WGAE iyo khilaafka AI-ga
Sam Wheeler, hoggaamiyaha WGAE, wuxuu sheegay in ururku uu horey uga warbixiyay in AI-gu uu yahay xasuuq bulsho, isagoo sheegay inay heshiis ku gaareen ilaalin. Wuxuu yiri: 'Has long warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to workers, to our democracy, and to the world.'
Wheeler wuxuu sheegay in 2023-ka, xubnaha WGA ay 148 maalmood ku jireen inay isku dayaan inay heshiis ku gaaraan ilaalin. Wuxuu yiri: 'In 2023 WGA members spent 148 days on strike before the film and television studios agreed to real safeguards for film and television writers.'
AI-ga iyo khilaafka bulshada
Crabtree Ireland wuxuu sheegay in wararka AI-ga ee ku saabsan xasuuqa bulshada ay yihiin kuwo aan la xaqiijin karin, isagoo sheegay inay yihiin kuwo aan la xaqiijin karin. Wuxuu yiri: 'The recklessness of the tech oligarchs pushing AI on our society has been matched only by their rampant dishonesty.'
Wheeler wuxuu sheegay in AI-gu uu yahay xasuuq bulsho, isagoo sheegay inay heshiis ku gaareen ilaalin. Wuxuu yiri: 'These harms are the result of decisions made by human beings, and holding AI companies and their executives liable for the destruction their products cause is the surest way to safeguard against any worst-case scenarios.'
While major AI companies warn of existential threats from artificial intelligence, Hollywood's largest labor unions argue the real danger lies in unchecked corporate power and dishonesty, not in the technology itself.
Studios Remain Silent on AI Warnings
The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios using AI tools, but none responded to their request for comment on recent existential warnings about the technology. In contrast, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) both issued statements addressing the growing debate around AI's role in entertainment and society.
SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree Ireland told The Verge that his union recognized early on how AI could impact its members' livelihoods and sought to shape public opinion about AI in Hollywood by speaking out at the earliest possible point. He emphasized that the union had bargained for and achieved enforceable, meaningful guardrails around how this technology can be implemented by the major employers in the industry.
Unions Question Tech Industry's Motives
Crabtree-Ireland expressed skepticism about warnings from AI company leaders, noting that hearing from CEOs or billionaires who made their fortunes by building the very technology they now warn about creates a conflict of interest. He stated that the recklessness of the tech oligarchs pushing AI on society has been matched only by their rampant dishonesty, leaving him unsure what to trust or what to believe.
Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) executive director Sam Wheeler echoed these sentiments, condemning the tech oligarchs whose recklessness has been matched only by their rampant dishonesty. Wheeler noted that the WGAE has long warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to workers, to democracy, and to the world, while also listing the disempowerment of workers, the degradation of the internet, and the spread of disinformation as tangible harms AI has exacerbated.
Labor Protections Prove Essential Against AI Threats
Crabtree-Ireland argued that if the principle of requiring studios to gain permission and compensate actors for AI-generated replicas had not been established, the economic incentive to use replication and replace human performances would have been much stronger, resulting in a much greater and faster adoption of digital replication. He believes that without these protections, entertainment workers would be in a much more dire position today.
Wheeler highlighted that in 2023, WGA members spent 148 days on strike before film and television studios agreed to real safeguards for writers. He insisted that collective bargaining is not a replacement for government regulation, and expressed gratitude to states like New York that continue to enact meaningful regulations in the absence of federal action, while urging policymakers to hold AI companies and their executives liable for the destruction their products cause.
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