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b'We get into the Writers Guild of America strike, why this is an important labor action to watch, the terrible conditions they are striking again, the mindset of the professional class of capital managers that control \\u201ccontent\\u201d production, and how the potential use of AI in tv/movies follows from already existing practices like \\u201cmini-rooms,\\u201d which brought gig economy dynamics to the work of writing.\\n\\nStuff we reference:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 \\u200b\\u200bAs the Writers\\u2019 Strike Enters Its Third Week, the Studios Aren\\u2019t Budging https://jacobin.com/2023/05/writers-guild-of-america-strike-tv-shows-film-artificial-intelligence-studios\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 TV Writers Say They\\u2019re Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession https://jacobin.com/2023/05/writers-strike-wga-amptp-streaming-pay\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Is This the End of the TV Writers\\u2019 Room as We Know It? https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/the-end-of-the-tv-writers-room-as-we-know-it-mini-rooms\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Your Boss Wants AI to Replace You. The Writer\\u2019s Strike Shows How to Fight Back https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-05-11/column-the-writers-strike-is-only-the-beginning-a-rebellion-against-ai-is-underway \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Will a Chatbot Write the Next \\u2018Succession\\u2019? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/business/media/writers-guild-hollywood-ai-chatgpt.html \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 \\u2018Disrespectful to the Craft:\\u2019 Actors Say They\\u2019re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AI https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d37za/voice-actors-sign-away-rights-to-artificial-intelligence\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Writers vs. robots: Hollywood moved toward automation long before AI https://www.fastcompany.com/90893629/hollywood-started-leaning-toward-automation-long-before-ai \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'