The Growing Concern of AI in Hollywood's Writers Strike.

The Writers Guild of America strike has brought the issue of artificial intelligence (A.I.) screenwriting to the forefront. While A.I. may not be ready to write the next "Twin Peaks," streaming algorithms and derivative programming have prepared the way for it. The TV industry's reliance on formulaic shows and reboots could make them among the first candidates for A.I. screenwriting. However, a culture that is fed entirely by regurgitating existing ideas is a stagnant one, and we need invention, experimentation, and failure to advance and evolve. The rise of A.I. has workplace implications for writers, but it's not only a labor issue. It's a human skill to create a story that surprises, challenges, and discovers ideas that did not exist before.