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Writers Guild of America sent a letter to Hollywood studios including Disney, Sony and Netflix, asking them to take action against tech companies who are using writers’ work to train AI.
Awards
‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ were also nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award, a historically strong prognosticator for the best picture Oscar.
Three members of the Animation Guild’s negotiation committee say they oppose the tentative contract that the union reached with major studios over terms governing artificial intelligence.
The union that represents Hollywood animators ratified its new contract with the studios, despite concerns among some prominent members over the deal’s protections covering artificial intelligence.
Animators have expressed great concern over the threat of artificial intelligence, which is expected to lead to job losses.
World & Nation
Mexico’s president pokes fun at Trump’s suggestion to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Consumer Goods & Retail
The Port of Long Beach will receive $283 million from the federal government to assist in building “America’s Green Gateway,” a rail project which will enable one of the nation’s busiest seaports to move more cargo by trains, speeding deliveries across the entire national supply chain, easing congestion and lessening local environmental impacts.
Opinion
Kyle Paoletta’s “American Oasis” explores the history and culture of Las Vegas, Phoenix and other cities in a region that in some ways embodies the national spirit.
China has begun to challenge U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The chaos of the Trump presidency may present it a new opportunity.
As AI is becoming more ubiquitous, the Writers Guild is proposing some guidelines for how to regulate it and avoid writers being cut out of the creation of TV and film.