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Premiere of First Movie Written by AI Is Axed After Backlash

ChatGPT’s first foray into feature film screenwriting has come up against a real-world plot-twist.

The potential risks AI poses to the movie business figured prominently in last year’s Hollywood strikes, with writers demanding better protections as the rapidly-advancing technology became, for the first time, a legitimate threat to their livelihoods. And it’s not just writers—some horror fans lashed out at the makers of Late Night With the Devil for including AI-generated images in the film, while production company A24 similarly came under fire recently for using the tech for some promotional posters for Civil War. What happens to filmmakers when an AI tool comes along that can instantly create a totally original film perfectly tailored to its viewer’s taste, without any meaningful human input?

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