SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 31, 2023.
As evidence of its interest, Disney has 11 current job openings seeking candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence or machine learning.
AI has become a powder keg in Hollywood, where writers and actors view it as an existential threat to jobs.
In Switzerland, Disney Research has been exploring AI, machine learning and visual computing, according to its website.
This technology is used to augment digital effects, not replace human actors, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Persons:
Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Imagineering, Indiana Jones, Disney Imagineer, Groot, Imagineer, Harrison Ford, STEAMBOAT WILLIE, Willie, Bob Iger, Marvel, Hao Li, Li, Scott Trowbridge, Dawn Chmielewski, Krystal Hu, Kenneth Li, Matthew Lewis
Organizations:
Writers Guild of America, Walt Disney Studios, REUTERS, Hollywood, Reuters, Disney, Guardians, Screen Actors Guild, STEAMBOAT, U.S . Patent, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Disney Research, Star, Galactic, Thomson
Locations:
Burbank , California, U.S, Hollywood, Zurich, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Disney's, Switzerland, Los Angeles, New York