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Screenwriters call AI gig work the new waiting tables

development2026-05-13

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Struggling Hollywood screenwriters now describe AI training gig work as the new waiting tables, signing on with platforms to train the models that will retire their craft, while Anthropic warned investors away from eight unauthorized secondary marketplaces amid talks to raise up to $50 billion at a $950 billion valuation.

Reported metric: $950B

Reporting date: 2026-05-13 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to May 13, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Women hold 83% of the most AI-exposed jobs at 47% of the workforce

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Screenwriters call AI gig work the new waiting tables
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Reporting date: 2026-05-13
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-13-screenwriting-becomes-the-new-waiting-tables
Claim: Struggling Hollywood screenwriters now describe AI training gig work as the new waiting tables, signing on with platforms to train the models that will retire their craft, while Anthropic warned investors away from eight unauthorized secondary marketplaces amid talks to raise up to $50 billion at a $950 billion valuation.
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- Welcome to May 13, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-13-2026
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