Jack Thorne warns some fellow scriptwriters are using AI ‘to cheat’
‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave however they’d like with content,’ Thorne said. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PAView image in fullscreen‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave however they’d like with content,’ Thorne said. I’m talking about using AI as a replacement for endeavour, as a replacement for writing at all.
- ▪‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave however they’d like with content,’ Thorne said.
- ▪Photograph: Jeff Moore/PAView image in fullscreen‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave however they’d like with content,’ Thorne said.
- ▪I’m talking about using AI as a replacement for endeavour, as a replacement for writing at all.
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‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave however they’d like with content,’ Thorne said. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PAView image in fullscreen‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave however they’d like with content,’ Thorne said. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PAJack ThorneJack Thorne warns some fellow scriptwriters are using AI ‘to cheat’Adolescence co-writer criticises government inaction and calls for laws banning secret use of AI to generate scriptsMichael Savage Media editorMon 14 Sep 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJack Thorne, one of Britain’s most successful screen and stage writers, has warned that some people in his profession are…
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