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https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-hollywood-strike-ai-is-nemesis-script-writer-chatgpt-algorithm-830179ad

In Hollywood Strike, AI Is Nemesis

If the Netflix algorithm is unable to recommend a show we’ll like, maybe it can create one instead.

By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.

May 5, 2023 5:38 pm ET

Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews Wall Street Journal columnist Andy Kessler. Images: Zuma Press/WSJ Composite: Mark Kelly

In nine scenarios out of 10, it will likely suit the parties to the Hollywood writers’ walkout to kludge together a deal so they can get back to work churning out the shows demanded by streaming outlets.

But oh boy, the 10th scenario is ugly for writers. It forces the industry to confront the artificial-intelligence opportunity to replace much of what writers do, which is already algorithmic.