🚨BREAKING: HOLLYWOOD GRINDS TO A HALT | Movies & Shows Paused | Fears A.I Will Replace Jobs | Disney, Netflix, Amazon Suffer
🚨BREAKING: HOLLYWOOD GRINDS TO A HALT | Movies & Shows Paused | Fears A.I Will Replace Jobs | Disney, Netflix, Amazon Suffer
admin 2023/07/15 19:01
More than 170,000 Hollywood actors and writers go on strike against studios including Disney, Netflix, Amazon and Sony.
By - Mario Nawfal
Here’s a list of movies and shows affected by the strike:
- Beetlejuice 2 w/ Tim Burton and Michael Keaton
- Deadpool 3 w/ Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
- Gladiator 2 w/ Denzel Washington and Paul Mescal
- Juror #2 w/ Clint Eastwood
- Lilo & Stitch by Disney
- Minecraft
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two w/ Tom Cruise
- Mortal Kombat 2
- Venom 3 w/ Tom Hardy
A-lister actors such as George Clooney, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, Margot Robbie, Florence Pugh, Jason Sudeikis and Susan Sarandon are among the stars supporting the strikes.
Christopher Nolan stated he will not produce any films during the strikes.
The strikers grievances included increased pay, guarantees of work, and most interestingly, assurances their work WON’T BE REPLACED BY A.I.
The studios argue that the unions' demands are unrealistic, given the challenges the entertainment industry faces, from streaming to fallout from the pandemic. “This is the worst time in the world to add to that disruption,” - Disney's CEO.
The studios have vowed to "stand firm" in the face of the strike. Janice Min, an industry expert, stated “If this goes on for a long time, you will feel it across the whole internet.”
Despite these warnings, the unions have said that they are ready and willing put up a fight for their members' rights and demands.
MY THOUGHTS:
While this is the first major strike in Hollywood since 1980, I don’t find it concerning. Worst case we might feel it for a while, but these things tend to work themselves out.
BUT, I have one MAJOR CONCERN HERE: Workers are already worried about A.I replacing their jobs, and the technology is barely getting started!
A 2021 report by McKinsey found that up to 800 million jobs could be lost to automation by 2030. That same report also claims that 950 million new jobs could also be created in that period.
Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang argued that A.I could lead to a "massive wave of job displacement" that could leave millions of people without work. This could lead to increased poverty, inequality, and social unrest.
If AI’s benefits are not widely shared, and they don’t lead to more jobs, a dystopian future in which AI essentially runs the world, dictating our lives and employing humans, would no longer be science fiction. This will lead to even more inequality and centralization of power among people and organizations who control those AI programs.
I do not see civilization accepting such a world, meaning mass unrest is inevitable unless a solution is implemented, and implemented FAST. This is one reason total figures in the A.I space, including
@elonmusk, are calling for regulation to move faster.
I’m optimistic, but very cautiously optimistic. I’m just surprised not enough people are treating this matter seriously.
Am I alone in sharing this concern?
ARE YOU MORE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR MOVIES OR NETFLIX BEING DELAYED, OR YOUR JOB BEING REPLACED BY A.I
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