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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is there a problem with AI but not CGI? They use CGI to make crowds bigger thus taking jobs away from extras. They’ve been “AI’ing” for a long time.

The workers should have health insurance of some form.

Companies with pensions are very few if not completely gone.

How many companies continue to pay their employees for the work done 1 year ago, 5, 10? It’s usually pay and done.

Their complaints are no different than all workers in US.

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Exactly. CGI has meant the end of tons of jobs in the industry and resulted in the off-shoring of a lot of work out of the US. This has been going on for years. Streaming platforms have different economics than the studios. Why should actors get residuals when nobody (advertisers) is paying that bill. I don't care one way or another, but, SAG saying that most of their members make less than $26,000 per year is a straw man argument. $26,000 a year is not full time work in this country. And there are many, many SAG members who do not consider themselves full time actors. If you are only making $26,000 a year, you need to get another job to supplement (or find a new career).[/quote]

WGA's complaint is that writing is no longer a full time job. A few show runners make a lot of money and most other writers on streaming shows are treated like gig workers[/quote]

I guess show writers are feeling the rest of our pain. I am not saying they shouldn't strike. I don't really care, but the reality in most industries is that writing as a career has been absolutely decimated by the internet. Changes in the publishing and news industries and tons of free content has created a race to the bottom for pay. Now we have chatgpt trying to take over. [/quote]

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