I'm a working/repped screenwriter. The real deal here is that the union wants to prevent AI from enabling studios to undermine the IP chain to pay screenwriters

I'm a working/repped screenwriter. The real deal here is that the union wants to prevent AI from enabling studios to undermine the IP chain to pay screenwriters less. This is a big topic to unpack with lots of historical, political, and business context, but generally speaking the value-to-pay ratio for screenwriters is unfairly inverted and studios/producers will do anything they can to avoid paying you for creating the very intellectual property upon which their business depends. Edit: HN has been invaluable in its discussion of IP and AI so thanks to y'all who are arguing furiously about this topic, and those that are building these new tools.