What Do You Get When You Mix Art and AI?

Good morning: In today's edition of The Industry, we look at:

The threat of AI to the film industry, a hit piece that misses the point entirely, and Steve Coogan has a "Strangelove" with the theatre.

But before we go there, we have to and hopefully, for the last time, report on the writer's strike.

Let's Go!

HOLLYWOOD TO BECOME AI-POWERED?

​​ ​WGA authorized writers to go back to work on Wednesday morning. While a landslide win for writer's pay increases and streaming residuals, there are major setbacks surrounding the usage of AI.

Below are the WGA's original AI deal points, issued On May 1st:

• AI won't write or rewrite literary material.

• AI won't be used as source material.

• Union-covered material won't be used to train AI.

Below are the revised AI deal points in the WGA Minimum Basic Agreement with AMFTP, issued on September 25th:

• AI is not a “writer.” Material produced by AI is not considered literary material.

• Companies cannot force a writer to use AI to generate literary material.

• If a company…