Shawn Batey was sweating in the August sun on the 100th day of the writers' strike, carrying her “IATSE Solidarity” sign on the picket line outside Netflix’s New York offices, but she was glad to be there.

Hollywood’s working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike

Artificial intelligence has surged to the forefront of Hollywood’s labour fights. Standing alongside more traditional disputes over pay models, benefits and job protections, AI technology is the wild card in the contract breakdowns that have led actors and writers' unions to go on strike.

AI is the wild card in Hollywood’s strikes. Here’s an explanation of its unsettling role

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Hollywood’s working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike

AI is the wild card in Hollywood’s strikes. Here’s an explanation of its unsettling role