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AI plundering scripts poses ‘direct threat’ to UK screen sector, says BFI
Film institute’s report raises fears AI will eliminate junior roles in film, TV, video game and special effects industries
In a wide-ranging report analysing the benefits and threats posed by AI to the UK’s film, TV, video game and visual special effects industries, the BFI also raises fears that automation will eliminate the entry-level jobs that bring in the next generation of workers. “AI offers significant opportunities for the screen sector such as speeding up production workflows, democratising content creation and empowering new voices,” said Rishi Coupland, director of research and innovation at the BFI. Tasks such as writing, translation and some technical visual effects and character animation can now be automated, “prompting fears of obsolescence among professionals” amid concerns that AI could take over the jobs once done by the sector’s youngest workers.
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