‘Digging the grave of my profession’: Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Amid a jobs slump, award-winning writers, directors and producers are taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and production.
TL;DR
- Hollywood creatives are training AI models to replicate their skills due to a downturn in industry work.
- These creatives, including writers, directors, and producers, are paid to teach AI intricacies of their jobs, from screenwriting to scheduling.
- The trend is seen by some as contributing to the potential replacement of human professionals by AI.
- Job opportunities in the motion picture and sound recording industries have significantly declined.
- AI training companies like Mercor, Micro1, and Handshake are hiring creatives for these roles.
- Some creatives express fatalism or guilt about training AI, while others see it as a necessary adaptation or even a tool for future innovation.
- Younger filmmakers are also using AI to produce content that may not otherwise receive funding.