Screenwriting : Will AI replace the screen writer by Gregory Barone

never.

do you fear that it will?

Its interesting how this is evolving, I've worked in tech for years and the problem we still have is that the AI doesn't have the emotional intelligence and responses at a level that it can predict how an audience will react to it. It can generate words on a theme and therefore potentially a script but the subplots and strands that a human writer can throw in as a curve ball to whole thing? Maybe in time, but not yet. Alot of testing and development will be needed and that costs helluva lot of money.

I actually played a lot with AI a few months ago and I can say that, as it stands right now, it can be coached into created a story but without a human there to direct it you would never get what you want. I think AI will replace writer assistants long before it replaces the screenwriters.

Of course, I've been wrong before.

AI has no heart and soul.

I'm curious to see what comes out of the WGA talks since they've included it in what the members are voting on next week for the contract talks. I've heard that companies are starting to include language in deals to prevent the use of A.I. for writing. I also have heard of writers using a writers' assistant to essentially take their loose outline or beat sheet to write a full draft, and then the writers will completely rewrite it so it is technically their script, they just don't to look at a blank page. I could see A.I. being used in this way while still giving space for screenwriters, but their use might affect WGA pay scale

No. Not until the entire business model changes. Here is why:

https://youtu.be/s8_s5hH17Q8

To Craig, you make some good points.