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Commentary: What writers can learn from mathematicians on collaborating with new technology like AI

Striking WGA members picket with striking SAG-AFTRA members outside Netflix studios on Sept. 18, 2023 in Los Angeles.

September is usually filled with weary groanings and anxious energy as summer comes to its official end. But this year has found a new level of anguish, for in just a few months’ time, artificial intelligence tools have moved from novel party tricks to automated all-purpose machines. And unlike 20th century tech, these statistical computers are wielding a knife to careers requiring high levels of education, with impact far beyond schools and businesses.

The current strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is

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