Good brief piece on what's at stake in the writers' strike (as our Oakland teachers are about to strike.) What happens when all art and entertainment is made by AI?

We're basically heading in the opposite direction of what Banks outlined in the Culture novels. AI is taking over all our outlets for expression, leaving us with the drudgery.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/unions-are-our-only-defense-against?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email