According to Asahi, they appealed that AI has increased the possibility of losing their jobs and demanded that the rights of related industries be stipulated. This trend is spreading around the world as writers in Hollywood, the U.S., as well as in Japan, offer copyright protection from AI as a condition for strike negotiations. One actor who participated in the interview said, “Filming takes a long time, but if AI is introduced, it can scan images and movements and synthesize them regardless of age or gender even if it takes a few days.” An active stuntman also said, “If only AI (synthetic) is used and manpower is reduced because it is dangerous, active players will not be able to pass on the technology in this field, and active players will face life and death problems.”Director Koji Fukada of the movie “Love Life” also voiced his concern about the progress of AI technology, saying, “The movie industry is also participating in the position of freelancers,” adding, “We are concerned that the instability will accelerate further (with the development of AI).”Actor Megumi Morisaki said in a press conference, “We submitted a request to the state to disclose what data AI generated when creating content and to stipulate that it should pay the creator.””In the future, movies, dramas, songs, and animations may be automatically created using their appearances or voices even if real actors do not act,” lawyer Sato Yamato said in a written statement. “In the case of data used by AI, we need to revise laws.”Hitoshi Matsubara, a professor of information engineering at Tokyo University, told Asahi, “It is natural for creators in other fields to worry about art without permission,” adding, “AI, which produces video and music, is still low in performance, but in the early stages of development, human-made works are essential.” “We need to persuade copyright holders and proceed with development,” he stressed. For this, a new form of payment is also needed, Matsubara added. In New York, Hollywood film and broadcasting program writers from the Writers’ Association of America (WGA) argued that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) should be restricted when writing movies or TV scripts.
They say that the author should not be asked to modify the script created by AI.More than 11,500 Hollywood film and broadcasting program writers from the U.S. Writers’ Association (WGA) went on strike on the 2nd due to the breakdown of wage negotiations with the Association of Film and Television Program Producers (AMPTP). As the intensity of content production has increased due to the recent rapid growth of online video services (OTT), they demand to improve the poor working conditions in which many people receive the minimum wage.However, another pillar of the strike is the demand to restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when writing scripts for movies and TV. Producers should not arbitrarily create new scripts from scripts written by writers using AI or ask writers to modify scripts created using AI. Warren Raitt, executive producer and screenwriter of NBC’s drama “Law and Order,” said in an interview with Reuters on the 4th, “For production companies, it’s a way to reduce costs rather than leave it to writers from the beginning,” adding, “But all AI can do is spit out distorted works.”The strike has led to the cancellation of some TV talk shows or the suspension of writing works. Production of late-night talk shows such as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (Jimmy Fallon Show) and “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) has been suspended. In addition, the broadcast was postponed due to the suspension of writing programs such as the sequel to Game of Thrones produced by Warner Bros., including the popular Netflix series “Stranger Things.”
KS CHOI
Asia Journal
