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This Week in Startups

ChatGPT vs Hollywood writers and the WGA strike with Lon Harris | E1750

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Today’s show:

Lon Harris is BACK to discuss the WGA strike and how ChatGPT can (and will) impact Hollywood writers (6:18). They also break down how streaming services can appeal to show writers, Spotify’s planned AI-for-ads, and more! (19:56)

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Lon joins Jason

(1:44) Jason discusses his new reality TV show

(6:18) The WGA Strike and the misconceptions of Hollywood

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(14:33) Employing writers and the lack of transparency in the film industry

(19:56) Breaking rank as a streaming service

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(25:30) Hollywood writers’ thoughts on ChatGPT

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(38:41) Creating Adam Sandler movies with ChatGPT

(42:15) Jason and Lon breakdown if Succession will go down as a top HBO show

(48:51) Jason’s advice to the writers union and streaming services

(53:06) HBO debuts Max

(1:00:13) Spotify’s new use for AI

(1:06:09) Highly anticipated releases, plus Jason and Lon’s thoughts on how TikTok is affecting society

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This is what Netflix should do is they should just go and say you know what these are the top 20 most consistent people we're going to pay them 75 grand a year plus this bonus program plus these raises plus these benefits and if you are the writer and you want to get paid more but work more like a gig worker two months on three months off fight for your next gig get it don't get it whatever and you know be afraid let's refine the man I would just come in and buy the top 50 writers and I have come to an office every day I would

0:30.0

give them lunch I treat them great and make a campus where they felt like man I come here and I'm just creatively fulfilled and I feel safe like I get rent every month taking care I've got my you know my mortgage is like you know I'm have some amount of security

0:45.0

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1:45.6

to the show it's been a while but we have to touch on all the stuff happening in the entertainment and

1:51.1

technology and streaming space so with me again back on the program lawn Harris how you don't

1:57.5

rather been a minute pretty good how about you yes a little while well it's a little crazy right now in my world you know both

2:07.3

podcast doing really well all in has become a bit of a phenomenon you know like this podcast is you know self contained it's about

2:16.6

startups you know in technology which is a you know very narrow niche thing I've never had a podcast that was about

2:23.3

essentially everything you know it's a little more wider and it's strange it's gotten so popular that it's

2:30.1

crossed over in a pop culture a bit you know so yeah and certainly you know I think the as the

2:39.4

all-in podcast is becoming more popular and you know the the you guys on it are touching into so

2:45.8

many different areas and feels making making news besides just doing the podcast that I think

2:51.5

one drives the other it's now becoming a little bit like that so yes like sacks is going to be

2:58.8

an e-lawner having ronda santa's on twitter spaces and you know that that was the exact example I was

3:05.1

thinking of is like you know guys for the all-in-podcast are making real moves headlines you know

3:11.7

yeah beyond beyond tech yeah and you know I'm doing a reality show so I was meeting with one of the

3:19.7

major streamers and one of the networks in the past week so I'm going to take a shot at doing a

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