Business in Vancouver: Regulations in B.C.’s film and TV industry are keeping the threat artificial intelligence poses to job security at bay for now, but some creative sector unions are struggling with adoption and what it might mean for members.
From a screenwriting standpoint, the industry hasn’t yet experienced the full impact of AI, nor has the technology threatened the work of screenwriting professionals, said Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) Pacific-Western region councillor Jason Filiatrault.
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I really think that people will try to keep using artificial intelligence especially as research and in the field progresses. The draw to use this new technology to make any project easier is tempting to not have to do that work yourself or needing someone else to do that work for you. The danger in continuing to use AI is that there will be a further wealth gap between the world and the top 1% or even .01%. We already know that free market capitalism has failed as a model for the people and now only works to feed the coffers of the rich as a penny falls out here and there for everyone else. The danger of this is the use of this technology to further pocket money for the rich and to steal from the people. As long as protections for workers and the people that this technology might put out of work is in place, I don’t think that this would be bad for the people. But time and time again this has not been true.
Look, I love progress as much as the next guy, but the use of AI is something that both scares, and amuses me. Because the article is right, it is objectively bad work. AI has been used in countless scenarios to attempt to imitate a human's writing, with notable examples on social media posts, and it is very easy to see the shortcomings. That being said, this is America, and companies will continue to do everything in their power to make the most money without any regard for the people they are serving, so as AI improves it is very much a risk. I think the moves these unions are making are good, but I am apprehensive of the future.
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