WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lawmakers were torn on whether actors and writers should be concerned about artificial intelligence taking their jobs, with one Republican lawmaker saying the “spoiled” Hollywood professionals should get back to work at their “overpaid” jobs.
“Hollywood is a bunch of spoiled brat degenerates, and they ought to get back to work,” Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, a Republican, said. “They are overpaid and under worked. The rest of this country gets by on a lot less.”
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But Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat, said Hollywood’s actors and writers should be worried about AI development.
“If I was an actor and somebody could create a digital representation of me and my voice and put me in a movie and I don’t get any say about that and I don’t get any compensation from that, I’d be concerned,” the Connecticut Democrat said.
Rep. Jim Himes says Hollywood actors and writers should be concerned about AI taking their jobs. (Megan Myers/Fox News Digital)
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Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ ongoing protest against studios, streaming services and production companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) marks the first time in over 60 years the two unions have been on strike at the same time. The strikes have focused on renewing contracts with increased pay rates and guaranteed protections from artificial intelligence developments taking away their jobs.
“AI cannot replace people,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman said. “In some industries it will, but when we talk about the creative arts, there’s going to be a disconnect between the soul and the essence of what humans create and what AI creates.”
“They’re the ones who build the wealth in Hollywood,” the New York Democrat said. “Pay them what…
