The Business

Screenwriter Billy Ray on WGA battle with AI; Amazon CEO probes shows’ budgets

Jul 7, 2023

30:02

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Power of Budget Breakdowns

2min

The Amazon Hit That Justifies Everything

3min

The Fear of Amazon Getting Out of the Original Content Business

2min

The Unforced Press Gaff in the David Zazloff Category

4min

The DGA Settlements

1min

The DGA's Negotiation on AI

5min

The Dangers of AI

5min

AI and the Writer's Guild Strike

3min

10.

The Importance of AI in Hollywood

2min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy asks for detailed budgets of all the biggest shows made by its Hollywood studios. Why now? Plus, another polemic involving David Zaslav. Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Billy Ray talks with Kim Masters about the guilds' battle surrounding AI, its limitations and dangers in the workplace, and whether it can really take over the WBD CEO’s job.