Netflix Looking To Hire AI Product Manager Amid Actor and Writer Strike

The entertainment industry is still being shaken up months after both the Writer’s Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild began their strike. With now more shows and live programs beings postponed.

The most recent being the popular gameshow Jeopardy!, which was supposed to start its Tournament of Champions is now postponed after contestants refused to cross picket lines. Another large example is the Emmy's one of the largest award ceremonies in the world is now postponed as well.

Well, this story from NJ.com may be more fuel to the fire as popular streaming service Netflix is looking to hire an AI with a potential salary of 300k to 900k! The AI will take the role of a product manager based out of their headquarters in Los Gatos California or somewhere along the west coast.

This is one of the main concerns of the strike as AI technology continues to advance more and more companies are implementing this new technology in order to cut costs on having actual people.

This is a prime example of why this issue is center stage for the WGA as Netflix already uses AI technology for a number of functions like maintaining their user experience. This includes selecting the thumbnail art or curating users' recommendations based on their specific tastes.

The company also uses AI to determine which programs are successful or not. As of right now, it's unknown if this product manager will be directly involved or impacted in the creation or any content creation.

I'm very interested to see what Netflix's plan is as they haven't commented on the specifics of the AI's role. Though more importantly how do you pay an AI program? Do they have direct deposit or are they a check type of employee? All jokes aside the SAG and WGA strike has been going on since early May.

The Hollywood's writers and actors on strike will soon start affecting tv shows and even movies. With no signs of an end date any time soon, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) are concurrently striking for the first time in over 60 years. The writer’s strike began at the start of May, with the actors guild joining just last week.

Both unions share the same reasons for striking. This includes getting paid a living wage to meet basic needs, receiving higher residuals (financial compensation paid out to actors whenever TV shows or movies they’ve appeared in are replayed on streaming and syndication), and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be regulated to protect talent and writers’ jobs from being completely taken over. Some big-time actors have joined the picket lines, including Rachel McAdams, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Rosario Dawson, Hilary Duff, and more.

Films have been an inspiration in our lives, with some of the most impactful ones being the most visually stunning to watch. For a few hours, you are transported to a completely different world through the use of set design, camerawork, color palettes, and costumes. Storytelling is what can make or break an aesthetically pleasing film, but with all of these factors working in perfect harmony, we can see the directors' visions come to life. See below our top five picks of the most visually stunning films to watch.

Leave it to director Tim Burton to make his characters and set design so fantastical in both his animated works and live-action films. He keeps things both eerie and bright, perfectly melding the two opposite aesthetics, in 1990's Edward Scissorhands. We are particularly drawn to the intricately-trimmed hedges and ice sculptures of dinosaurs, woodland creatures, humans, and anatomy. Stream it on Max, Prime Video, or Hulu.

In the first Spider-Man animated film, the colors and animation were so mesmerizing. Comic book dots pastel aesthetics with bursts of colors made this Spider-Man film unlike any other. You get transported to this vibrant world that comic books create, but with animation. With how beautiful the first film was, it was crazy seeing the 2023 sequel having its animation taken to an even higher level. The animated Spider-Man movies are probably the most beautiful animated films as of late. It is currently only available for rent on streamers.

Take yourself on a fantastical trip to Middle-Earth, where the lands of fairies and hobbits exist. It is crazy to think that some of the castles and set design were models like the city of Minas Tirith were scaled to look like a real-life thing! Some of the miniatures like that one were very large and extremely detailed, becoming known as "bigatures." Stream the entire trilogy on Max. The first film is also on Hulu and Prime Video.

Blade Runner 2049 gives us everything our eyes desire: a screen filled with different shades of orange, neon colors, minimalist architecture, and a hazy landscape. The sequel blows the 1982 film out of the water, as technology has obviously advanced and the quintessential cyberpunk style cemented. Stream it on Hulu.

It comes as no surprise that a Wes Anderson film takes the top spot because, well, he's got that aesthetically pleasing color palette to his films. Not only that but with Grand Budapest Hotel, the set design and costuming make the film that much more charming -- how delightful does Mendl's bakery look? Stream it on Hulu.