Studios are hiring AI experts even amid the Hollywood strike; see jobs and salaries

Actors fear that studios will take their likenesses or voices and reuse them for little or no pay and little notice. Writers worry that studios will use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, to write or rewrite scripts, damaging their livelihoods. In turn, producers argue that the use of AI should be “a balanced approach based on careful use, not prohibition”.

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While the future of AI in Hollywood is unclear, there's no doubt that major studios and streaming services are intrigued by the technology. Job openings at nearly every major entertainment company show there is a veritable AI hiring spree as companies seek to understand how the technology can change their businesses.

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A Disney, for example, has several open positions focused on AI and machine learning. Some of them are even part of Disney's “Imagineering” team, the group responsible for transforming Disneyland and Walt Disney World into world-renowned attractions.

A survey, carried out by The Hollywood Reporter, spotted half a dozen AI-focused jobs at Disney. One of the advertised vacancies, for an R&D Imagineer focused on generative AI, promehave a base salary of up to $180.000 per year, with the possibility of bonuses.

Amazon and Apple they also have dozens of open AI jobs. But some of those jobs seem specifically aimed at its media business, like a job at Amazon for a senior project manager at Prime Video.

And the list goes on. A Sony, owner of Sony Pictures Entertainment, is looking for an AI “Ethics” engineer for its “Sony AI America” division, offering a base salary of up to $160.000.

A Warner Bros Discovery has a few open AI jobs in its video game division and at corporate; A Paramount has an opening for a machine learning engineer in its CBS division; and the Comcast, owner of NBCUniversal, has several AI jobs focused on research, customer service and other areas.

The state of AI in the entertainment industry may be uncertain, but from the looks of it, all the giants are already on board.

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