On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the historic strike of SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers and what's at stake. 160,000 actors are now joining the Writers Guild on strike. They're challenging who gets to decide how to install artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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Showdown Over AI: SAG-AFTRA Actors Join WGA Writers on Strike

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Showdown Over AI: SAG-AFTRA Actors Join WGA Writers on Strike

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