Showbiz Sandbox 622: Actors and Writers Agree That AI Ain’t So Smart
July 11, 2023
The Writers Guild of America members have been on strike for over two months now and might soon be joined by the Screen Actors Guild. When it comes to artificial intelligence however both guilds agree; when their members’ work is used to train AI, actors and writers should be paid. Some writers are now taking matters into their own hands and filing lawsuits against companies for training their A.I. models using their work without permission.
Meanwhile, we’ve known how big music streamers have become on a global level, but now the National Music Publishers Association announced it has cracked the code on figuring out how many subscribers each major service has in the United States.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how a movie that Disney dumped five years ago beat out Indy 5 at the weekend box office, NBCUniversal promotes some senior executives and Elton John finally wraps up his farewell tour after earning $900 million.
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Bitter Rivals. Beloved Friends. Survivors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2023/chris-evert-martina-navratilova-cancer/
‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Scares Up Best Overseas Horror Bow Since 2019; ’Indiana Jones’ Moves Dial To $248M Global; ‘Elemental’ Catching Fire Offshore; ‘Fast X’ Tops $700M WW
https://deadline.com/2023/07/insidious-red-door-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-fast-x-elemental-china-global-international-box-office-1235432599/
‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Sinks ‘Indiana Jones’ With $32.7M Box Office Opening, ‘Joy Ride’ Stalls
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/insidious-red-door-sinks-indiana-jones-box-office-1235531618/
On the Brink of a Possible SAG-AFTRA Strike, Some Actors Are Wary of AI. Here’s Why.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-07-07/hollywood-actors-strike-sag-aftra-artificial-intelligence
SAG-AFTRA Strike Could Hinge On AI; Deep Divisions Remain Between Actors & Studios In Final Hours Of Talks
https://deadline.com/2023/07/actors-strike-ai-kim-kardashian-fran-drescher-contract-deadline-1235432142/
Sarah Silverman Sues OpenAI and Meta Over Copyright Infringement
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/arts/sarah-silverman-lawsuit-openai-meta.html
Claims About BBC Presenter Are Rubbish, Says Young Person at Centre of Scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/10/claims-about-bbc-presenter-are-rubbish-says-young-person-at-centre-of-scandal
NBCUniversal Shakeup: Film Boss Donna Langley Will Now Also Lead TV
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-07-06/nbcuniversal-shakeup-donna-langley-film-tv-susan-rovner
What Donna Langley’s Promotion Means for the Future of NBCUniversal
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/donna-langley-promotion-future-of-nbcuniversal-1235663383/
Amazon CEO Asks His Hollywood Studio to Explain Its Big Spending
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-07-05/amazon-ceo-asks-his-hollywood-studio-to-explain-its-big-spending
Spotify Had 44.4M Us Subscribers in February, Apple Music Had 32.6M, According to New Data
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-had-44-4m-us-subscribers-in-february-apple-music-had-32-6m/
Elton John’s Farewell Tour Becomes First to Earn $900 Million in Boxscore History
https://www.billboard.com/pro/elton-john-farewell-tour-first-earn-900-million-dollars/
Taylor Swift Adds Paramore To 2024 European Tour; Announces 14 Additional Shows
https://deadline.com/2023/07/taylor-swift-paramore-eras-tour-2024-european-shows-1235430308/
Taylor Swift’s ‘Taylor’s Version’ Re-Records May Be Exceeding Even Her High Expectations
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swifts-taylors-version-re-records-may-be-exceeding-even-her/
Jeffrey Carlson Dies: Groundbreaking ‘All My Children’ Trans Character Was 48
https://deadline.com/2023/07/jeffrey-carlson-dies-groundbreaking-all-my-children-trans-character-was-48-obituary-1235432726/
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