7 Lies Screenwriters Tell Themselves About AI
2026-01-31
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The piece identifies seven self-deceptions that screenwriters engage in when confronting AI's role in their craft, arguing that screenwriting has always been about choice and judgement rather than raw text generation. It contends that AI is not killing screenwriting but is instead exposing who truly understands structure, emotion, and collaboration versus who was hiding behind ritual and mystique.
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