Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on July 18, 2023.
Walt Disney has created a task force to study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across the entertainment conglomerate, even as Hollywood writers and actors battle to limit the industry's exploitation of the technology.
Launched earlier this year, before the Hollywood writers' strike, the group is looking to develop AI applications in-house as well as form partnerships with startups, three sources told Reuters.
AI has become a powder keg in Hollywood, where writers and actors view it as an existential threat to jobs.
It is a central issue in contract negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America, both of which are on strike.
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