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Market Research Forecasts Trends, Opportunities and Substantial Growth of AI In Media & Entertainment by 2028
IMARC Group, a market research company, published a report forecasting the future of AI in the media and entertainment market during 2023-2028, which size is expected to reach US$ 53.32 Billion, reflecting a growth rate of 26.71%.
AI might be both a Contract Negotiation Point and an Existential Crisis
AI is not necessarily the most important issue during labor negotiations for the double strikes in Hollywood, but it may have developed from a contractual dispute to artists’ existential crisis.
SAG-AFTRA Strikes: Partly Over Lack of AI Regulation
Failed negotiations about regulating AI for actors led to the SAG-AFTRA’s strike, joining the WGA and halting many Hollywood productions.
IATSE’s Core Principles for AI in Entertainment
IATSE, the largest North American entertainment labor union, reveals Core Principles for navigating and incorporating AI in the entertainment industries.

Grammys Set New Guidelines Awarding Music with AI Elements
Music with AI elements will be eligible for Grammy nomination — a step in recognizing AI’s role in music production and industry.

Unique Collaboration between AI Company StoryFit and Sonoro
Unique partnership that uses AI to determine the best podcast content for adaptation and speeds up development process
OneDoor Studios is Crowdsourcing Development With Help From AI
The studio is bringing fans/crowdfunders and AI artists together to help develop their new YA film series “Calculated”
The 2023 Nostradamus Report Predicts AI Will Upend the Industry Within 5 Years
The Tenth Annual Report is titled: “Everything Changing All At Once”

Which Jobs Will Be Most Transformed by AI?
Writers, content moderators, and translators’ jobs will look very different soon.
Why is the WGA striking over AI?
As AI's capabilities have expanded, so too have concerns about job security for human writers. With the potential for AI to automate scriptwriting and other forms of writing, fears are mounting that human writers might become redundant.