It’s not exactly breaking news that writers are funny – but anyone who needs a reminder can take a look at their strike signs. For the first time since 2007, more than 11,000 WGA writers behind television’s biggest hits have put down their pens and stopped working after contract negotiations with major studios failed. The ensuing picket lines in New York and Los Angeles are filled with signs making fun of Netflix, Quibi and greedy executives. But the best material is reserved for ChatGPT: one of the writers’ biggest demands includes a ban on AI generation of scripts for film or television.
