WGA Sends Letter to Studios, Urging Lawsuits Against AI Plagiarism
VarietyStory by Varietyschneider
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WGA demands studios take action against AI plagiarism, accusing Hollywood execs of inaction as AI allegedly lifts copyrighted scripts
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- WGA chapters sent a strongly-worded letter to studio heads like Jennifer Salke of Amazon MGM, calling out their failure to address AI's apparent theft of copyrighted works
- The letters accuse AI of 'plagiarizing stolen works', a concerning trend the WGA wants major studios to combat with legal action
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Jennifer Salke, Writers Guild of America, Amazon MGM