Hollywood workers moonlight as AI trainers amid industry contraction and strike-era fears
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Katie Kilkenny, Steven Zeitchik
Summary
The article examines the ironic situation where Hollywood entertainment workers, who went on strike in 2023 partly over fears that generative AI would replace them, are now taking side gigs training the very AI systems that could make their jobs obsolete. It focuses on the practice of Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), where TV and film veterans are hired to help refine and smooth out generative AI models, often as a way to make ends meet amid shrinking job prospects in the entertainment industry. The piece explores the ethical tensions, economic pressures, and long-term implications of this trend.
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· 3 pulledThree years later, with those concerns still alive and well, some Hollywood workers have been moonlighting in AI training, working to help improve the tech, anyway.
As Hollywood adapts to the technology — particular corners of the business running towards it, others away — a smattering of creatives have begun to go public with their time in the world of Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback.
Some TV and film vets are taking gigs in the world of Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback, helping smooth out Gen AI systems that may pave the way to their own obsolescence.
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