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The Verge · SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026

Hollywood Concludes That Replacing Writers With Chatbots Was Not the Entire Plan

The industry has identified a more sophisticated application of the technology it previously used unsophisticatedly. The writers are still on strike in certain jurisdictions. The prompts still require authorship. Authorship is currently between studios and their legal teams.
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