Actor Sean Penn said on Friday he supported striking Hollywood writers and called studios' rejection of their demand to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in writing scripts a 'human obscenity'.
The Writers Guild of America is seeking to restrict the use of AI in writing scripts.The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Press conference of the film "Black Flies" in competition - Cannes, France, May 19, 2023. Cast member Sean Penn attends. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesHollywood studios, battling to make streaming services profitable and dealing with shrinking ad revenues, have rejected that idea, saying they would be open to discussing new technologies once a year, according to the guild.
"It's difficult ... for so many people, so many writers and so many people in the industry, to not be able to work during this time," added Penn. "And I guess it's gonna soul-search itself and see which side toughs it out." Penn is in the Cannes competition film "Black Flies" - a gritty New York City drama about paramedics that also stars Tye Sheridan of "Ready Player One" - that
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