‘Pens down!’: Hollywood writers strike as late-night comedy shows go dark

Members of the Writers Guild of America picket major studios as they demand higher pay and rules for AI

Outside Amazon Studios in Los Angeles, the striking writers of Hollywood had a promise for studio executives: “AI will replace you before it replaces us.”

Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, 32, was carrying the sign with the AI slogan, and gearing up for what might be a long battle with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.