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Hollywood Was Cooked Before AI, and Now It's Only Getting Worse

Bloomberg Technology Friday 25 September 2026, 08:07 UTC 1 min read
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Is Hollywood just screwed? Writers are earning less. There are fewer shoots taking place in Los Angeles.

Is Hollywood just screwed? Writers are earning less. There are fewer shoots taking place in Los Angeles. And people are freaked out about AI. But according to Hayes Davenport, things were starting to feel bad in Hollywood before chatbots showed up to the scene. Davenport — who’s written for shows like Family Guy and is now creative director of L.A. Material and the co-host of the fantastic Hollywood Handbook podcast — joined us on stage at the Vermont to give us a history lesson on Hollywood's steady decline from the pandemic to now. We also get into the changing norms of AI use among entertainment professionals and why Davenport is jealous of New York right now. (Source: Bloomberg)
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