This isn’t about the writers getting what should be due to them. That’s never going to happen. This is about the writers getting enough to survive, so they can keep writing. It is about not driving away the talent, and giving that talent the time and ability to develop.
Hollywood movies and shows are mostly harmful for cognition, and one of main culprits are the writers (explained in detail in this post of mine).
I think it’s likely that replacing Hollywood writers with some GPT-5 will be a net improvement in this regard, as it will reduce the input from the people of the “I’m an irreplaceable Hollywood writer, a shepherd of mankind” mindset.
Could also make the movie scripts much more creative and entertaining (which is not a high bar, given the average quality of the Hollywood writing).
Hollywood movies and shows are mostly harmful for cognition, and one of main culprits are the writers (explained in detail in this post of mine).
I think it’s likely that replacing Hollywood writers with some GPT-5 will be a net improvement in this regard, as it will reduce the input from the people of the “I’m an irreplaceable Hollywood writer, a shepherd of mankind” mindset.
Could also make the movie scripts much more creative and entertaining (which is not a high bar, given the average quality of the Hollywood writing).