With the Writers Guild of America currently on strike and the Screen Actors Guild’s contract up at the end of the month, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has turned to the more affordable screenwriting talents of artificial intelligence to produce a lineup of extremely cost-effective TV shows. Coming soon . . .Every night of television requires a procedural drama.
“Loathsome Family Members Walking Long Distances While Discussing Business Strategy Until They All Kill One Another and Maybe There’s a Dragon If Budget Allows” What about A.I.’s ability to write prestige drama, you ask? Executives want “Succession”s and “Game of Thrones”es so that they can get invited to the Emmys and take selfies with Zendaya, and that is why they had A.I. analyze HBO’s recent hits and created this perfect show. It’s not remotely enjoyable to watch, but that’s what makes it art.Artificial intelligence is an ever-learning, ever-improving technology. It is not, as some have unfairly claimed, merely a “plagiarism machine.