Brian Cox reckons AI will write ‘nonsense’ shows amid strikes as he performs AI Succession scene on The Last Leg-Josie Copson-Entertainment – Metro

As the Hollywood strike wages on, Brian Cox shares his distaste at the idea Artificial Intelligence could begin writing shows.

US union Sag-Aftra voted unanimously to walk out, following weeks of unsuccessful negotiations.

Months after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) began their strike, Sag members have now followed suit.

Yesterday, the cast of Oppenheimer left the UK premiere early in solidarity, as Christopher Nolan said they were ‘off to write their picket signs’.

According to Deadline, members will officially join picket lines at all the major studios – marking the first dual strike of the WGA and Sag since 1960.

Succession actor Brian, 77, thinks things could get ‘unpleasant’ and that AI-generated content would be ‘nonsense’.

‘It’s a situation that could really get unpleasant and it could go on for quite some time,’ he told Sky News.

Brian thinks the strikes could go on for quite some time (Picture: Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images)

Brian also recounted a recent situation where AI was attempted to be used and warned it’s not a good replacement for actual writers if the strikes do continue.

‘There was a whole lot of AI suggesting what I would do which was absolute nonsense. It was a kind of jokey thing anyway, but I found it really extraordinary that they made up this scenario that doesn’t exist and has nothing to do with who I am,’ he recalled.

This came just before Brian appeared on Channel 4 show The Last Leg, who attempted to create a Succession scene using AI for the closing segment of yesterday’s show.

The scene wasn’t quite the usual Succession standard (Picture: Channel 4)

Adam Hills played Kendall Roy, and Rosie Jones was Shiv Roy, while Alex Brooker played an alien, who crashed the meeting in the random scene.

A baffled Brian told Alex to ‘Oh f**k off’ – we’re not sure if that part was written by AI.

The dialogue was also criticised by Adam, 53, who called it ‘rubbish,’ and believes it highlighted the need for actual writers.

Brian also warned about AI: ‘It’s the bogeyman,’ before adding ‘especially when you’re going on a strike, especially when you’re striking certain issues’.

‘The streaming services could easily go to create AI, which would be nonsense and there would never be an original voice.

‘You would never have an original Jesse Armstrong [Succession creator] or the original guy who created the White Lotus [Mike White]. It just wouldn’t exist.

‘There would be some monkey copy of the show, and that is unacceptable,’ he concluded.

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