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HOLLYWOOD SILENT ON AI EXISTENTIAL RISKS

AI DESK1 MIN READ
FRI, SEP 18, 2026

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Major studios have declined to comment on existential AI warnings, while entertainment labor groups push back on doomsday narratives and demand focus on immediate workplace impacts.

The tech industry has escalated concerns about AI's potential to pose existential threats to humanity. Meanwhile, Hollywood studios—many actively deploying generative AI—are staying quiet on the matter. The Verge contacted Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios using AI, along with generative AI startups. None responded to requests for comment on recent warnings about the technology's risks. Entertainment labor organizations, including the Screen Actors Guild, are shifting the conversation toward present-day threats. Rather than debating hypothetical long-term dangers, they're highlighting concrete harms already affecting workers—job displacement, contract negotiations, and compensation disputes. The divide reflects broader tensions: while some tech leaders warn of future catastrophic scenarios, creative workers face immediate disruption from AI adoption in film and television production. Labor advocates argue that near-term workplace consequences deserve the same urgent attention given to speculative existential scenarios.

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