Late night talk shows are back. The Hollywood Writer’s Strike is over. It ended on Sept. 27, 2023 when an agreement was reached. The strike lasted 148 days. The agreement included provisions for streaming services and AI written materials.
The tentative agreement, reached earlier this week, marks a turning point for Hollywood’s film and TV studios after both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors , went on strike this summer to fight for higher pay and protections against artificial intelligence.
The contract, which will expire in May 2026, includes pay increases, better benefits, protections against the studios’ use of artificial intelligence, guarantees for streaming compensation, longer-duration employment terms and other perks.
A summary of the agreement by the WGA included AI protections. “AI can’t write or rewrite literary material,” according to the summary, which also noted a requirement that AI-generated materials must be disclosed to writers.
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By Stephen Colbert’s count, he missed 154 Trump indictments over the summer during the writer’s strike.
