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title: "Digging the grave of my skills: Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs"
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published_at: "2026-08-22T14:13:05.000Z"
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# Digging the grave of my skills: Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs

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**Published:** 2026-08-22T14:13:05.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** llm, employment, creative\-industry

## Summary

Amid a jobs slump, award\-winning writers, directors and producers taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and production

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/the-hollywood-creatives-training-ai-to-do-their-jobs>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49399941>)