Tubi reports 74% of new content is AI-produced; major guilds threaten industry-wide strike
LOS ANGELES – Streaming platform Tubi shocked the industry Tuesday by revealing that 74% of its new 다크걸주소 content is now AI-generated, sparking immediate threats of coordinated strikes from writers’, actors’, and directors’ guilds representing 340,000 entertainment professionals.
The admission, made during Tubi’s earnings call, 다크걸주소 confirms widespread suspicions about the platform’s ability to upload 200 new “shows” daily at minimal cost. AI-generated content ranges from animated series to documentary-style programs using synthetic voices and deepfake presenters.
“This is the extinction event we warned about,” said Writers Guild president Sarah Martinez. “When viewers can’t distinguish AI slop from human creativity, our entire profession dies.”
Investigation reveals the AI content explosion’s scope:
- Roku Channel: 43% AI-generated programming
- Freevee: 38% synthetic content
- Pluto TV: 52% algorithm-created shows
- Peacock: Testing AI news segments
Viewer data shows alarming acceptance. Tubi’s most-watched “reality show” features entirely AI-generated participants. The synthetic dating series garnered 47 million views before viewers realized no humans were involved.
“Audiences don’t care if content is human-made anymore,” admitted streaming executive David Chen, speaking anonymously. “AI content costs 0.3% of traditional production. The economics are irresistible.”
Quality concerns mount as AI floods platforms with derivative content. Critics describe an “uncanny valley of entertainment”—technically competent but soullessly formulaic programming that degrades cultural discourse.
SAG-AFTRA announced emergency meetings with major studios, demanding “human-made” content labels and AI production limits. “We’re not just protecting jobs—we’re protecting human storytelling itself,” explained union negotiator Michael Torres.
The European Union considers legislation requiring AI content disclosure, 다크걸주소 while California proposes taxes on synthetic media to fund displaced workers.
“We’ve opened Pandora’s box,” concluded USC film professor Dr. Patricia Lee. “When machines create our stories, we lose something essentially human.