The Writers Guild of America strike officially ended The strike lasted 148 days

On September 27, according to Variety and other media reports, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced that the strike was officially over! The Writers Guild of America voted to end the strike and start work for 11,500 members, which will officially take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday! The strike lasted 148 days, making it the second longest strike in the history of the Writers Guild of America!

However, the preliminary agreement between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the interests of film and television producers, still requires a vote of members to determine whether it will take effect, and the vote will be between October 2 and October 9.

It is worth mentioning that the contradiction between WGA and AMPTP focuses on regulating the use of AI, the minimum employee guarantee for dramas, and the residual income of subscription platforms "calculated by the success of episodes", etc., and AI use is the most important issue to be solved in negotiations. The two sides negotiated a new three-year contract after several days of intense negotiations, which AMPTP also said was "the best and final offer" and that there would be no obvious way to negotiate the contract after that.

WGA has taken the following protective measures against AI: AI cannot write or rewrite literary material, and AI-generated text material is not considered raw material. Screenwriters can choose to use AI, but studios can't require screenwriters to use AI. Studios must disclose to screenwriters whether any material provided to screenwriters contains AI-generated material. If the agreement or other law prohibits the use of screenwriters' material to train artificial intelligence, the Writers Guild of America reserves that right.

However, the Screen Actors Guild strike continues, so most film and television projects will still be in a state of shutdown!