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Seth Rogen says artificial intelligence would need a lot of weed to write a good TV show

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Published 22:41 14 May 2023 GMT+1

Seth Rogen says artificial intelligence would need a lot of weed to write a good TV show

The actor reckons the technology can't truly replace a great comedic writer...yet.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Many people across the world are worried about the rise of artificial intelligence.

The technology is advancing at such a pace that everyone from experts to regular folk on the street have expressed concern this could be the beginning of the end for human civilization.

While it's feared AI could soon make a lot of jobs redundant for human workers, Seth Rogen believes it's still far off from affecting Hollywood.

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He supports the current Writers Guild of America strike, which kicked off earlier this month.

Many screenwriters have been frustrated with increasing studio profits, whilst writers' salaries have stalled or dropped in recent years.

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There has also been a dispute over streaming services, with many writers not getting a proportion of the revenue when their shows move to platforms like Netflix or Disney+.

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Rogen was asked whether he's concerned AI will be brought in to write film and television scripts while the thousands of writers demand better pay conditions.

He told IndieWire: “I think the prospect of artificial intelligence writing things is horrifying...and the fact that they seem to be digging in on [it] is more horrifying.

"You’d have to shove a lot of weed in that thing [for it to write good TV].”

All joking aside, Rogen says he's worried the situation between streaming giants and the writers has reached this level.

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He continued: "The fact that these studios are able to kind of band together to drive down the wages of their workers is horrible.

"Thank god for labor unions.

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"I think I’ve been in four unions for around 20 years. I’m always in favor of every strike that you can go on. Studios will never act fairly or equitably without being forced to.”

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There's no end in sight for the writer's strike and it's already had massively flow-on effects in Hollywood.

Major TV shows have declared they will not continue filming or even start filming until there is a resolution.

The legendary minds behind Stranger Things said they will hold off until everyone in the writer's room is happy.

The Duffer Brothers released a statement, saying: "Writing does not stop when filming begins.

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"While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work.

"Until then — over and out."

The writer's strike has been so severe that $10 billion was lost in a single day.

Paramount Global, Comcast, and AMC Networks all took a hit on the stock market and it caused one hell of a price decline.

Featured Image Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo. Skorzewiak / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Seth Rogen, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

Stewart Perrie
Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Senior Journalist at LADbible. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign. He is in charge of the LADbible Australia editorial content and social presence.

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