What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings

<figure> <img alt="A digital illustration of a black circuit board and a red lens." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/268764_hollywood_AI_slowdown_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI's potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what's already happening. <em>The Verge</em> reached out to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/899850/openai-sora-ai-chatgpt">Disney</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/966633/netflix-ai-titles-q2-2026-earnings">Netflix</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/991809/amazon-prime-video-ai-lip-sync-dubbing">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248115/lionsgate-runway-ai-deal">Lionsgate</a>, and other studios who have started using AI, as well film startups focused on bringing generative AI into the mainstream to ask for their reaction to the recent <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991927/anthropic-ai-kill-all-humans">warnings</a> surrounding the technology. None have responded to our request for comment. The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) did, however.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The AI tools used in entert …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997358/what-hollywood-thinks-about-existential-ai-warnings">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>