Hollywood Was Cooked Before AI, and Now It's Only Getting Worse
Hollywood is in structural decline, with shoot days in Los Angeles down nearly 50% since 2016 due to streaming shifts, tax incentives pulling production elsewhere, and the dual blows of the pandemic and 2023 strikes. While AI looms as a threat, especially to below-the-line jobs, writers rem
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