The alarming onslaught of artificial intelligence (AI) in the tech industry has made its way into the empire of the entertainment industry, threatening jobs in the industry and prompting strikes supported by major parties in the industry.
Since the beginning of this year, tech experts such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have drawn attention to the risks posed by one of science’s latest innovations and stressed the importance of regulations for the use of generative AI. Is.
According to euro newsHundreds of industry leaders, including Altman, signed a letter in May warning that “reducing the risk of extinction from AI, along with other societal-level risks such as pandemics and nuclear war, is a global priority.” Should be”.
Additionally, many company executives in the tech industry have cited AI as the reason behind the thousands of layoffs that have taken place over the past few months.
news The report notes that education technology company Chegg recently disclosed that it is laying off 80, or 4%, of its workforce “so that the company can better execute its AI strategy and create value for its students and investors.” create long-term, sustainable value for
Additionally, in April file-storage service Dropbox said it was cutting 16% of its workforce, citing AI as the reason.
In a note to its employees regarding the job cuts, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said: “Over the past few months, AI has captured the world’s collective imagination, highlighting the potential for our next generation of AI-powered products. The market is expanding rapidly. Any of us could have guessed.
“Our next phase of growth requires a different mix of skill sets, particularly in AI and early stage product development.”
In recent news, AI has been highlighted as a threat to jobs in acting, writing and other creative industries such as film production and the arts.
The sit-ins continued following the advent of AI in the industry and called for tighter regulation of the technology and “higher compensation and other benefits for working-class actors”. reuters,
