The Computers Are Coming For The Wrong Jobs | Defector
One of the funnier conceits of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike is the producers' insistence on keeping the door open to having AI involved in the writing process.One reason it's funny is that AI as it currently exists-that is, "large language model" programs like ChatGPT-only appears "free" or even "cheap" because it is being heavily subsidized by investors and tech companies that hope to eventually pass along the costs of training and operating these programs to clients like, say, large film and television studios.