What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings
The Verge Charles Pulliam-Moore ● Covered by 99 sources
Entertainment labor groups urged the public to focus on current impacts of AI after warnings about AI’s potential to destroy humanity. The Verge asked Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios for comment, but none replied while SAG-AFTRA and WGAE did. As a result, attention shifts from existential claims toward how generative AI tools are being used in entertainment.
Why it matters
As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI's potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what's already happening. The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios who have started using AI, as well film startups focused on bringing generative AI into the mainstream […]