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Burbank, CA - July 14: Susan Deming, an 18-year member of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), joined members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), picketing outside the Warner Bros. studio Lot, and worked to get cars honking, in Burbank, CA, Friday, July 14, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actors and writers aren’t the only ones worried about AI, new polling shows

Concerns about AI are central to the current Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but Americans in other industries also are worried, according to a new poll for the Los Angeles Times.

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WGA and studio reps meet, but no signs of strike ending
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Burbank, CA - July 14: Members of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), joined members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), picketing outside the Warner Bros. studio Lot, in Burbank, CA, Friday, July 14, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Sharp partisan divide over sympathy with striking writers and actors, poll finds

A woman with long dark braids poses in a bright red dress in front of a pink and red background

Ava DuVernay teams up with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to create massive hiring network

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zaslav takes conciliatory tone on striking actors and writers

Culver City, California July 18, 2023-Members of SAG and AFTRA strike outside Sony Pictures in Culver City Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angles Times)

Hollywood actors on strike, but many A-list celebrities still working. Inside side deals debate

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