Writers Guild of America on strike for the past three weeks against e.g. AI

Does this not strongly remind of Luddites? Certainly so!

"... ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Regulate use of artificial intelligence on MBA-covered projects: AI can’t write or rewrite literary material; can’t be used as source material; and MBA-covered material can’t be used to train AI. ..."

WGA Negotiations Status as of May 1, 2023