Unions claim win as Hollywood studios agree generative AI isn't an author

The pen is (slightly) mightier than the algorithm

The Writers Guild of America has ended its 148-day strike after reaching an agreement with Hollywood's TV and film studios to increase pay and regulate the use of generative AI in ways that mean writers are paid regular rates even if they work on machine-generated material.…

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