By David Knox
Publication Date: 2026-05-20 18:50:00
“Automated note-taking risks eliminating one of the few entry points into the industry still available to aspiring writers.”
The Australian Writers’ Guild has received reports of production companies using AI technology to take notes in writers’ rooms, replacing human note-takers.
AWG, which is currently working with Screenworks on a training initiative, sees note-taking as a way to get started.
“Note-taking allows a new writer to contribute to a show and learn from experienced writers. It is a way to write that crucial first script. Automated note-taking risks eliminating one of the few possible entry points into the industry still available to aspiring writers,” AWG said in a statement to its members.
“The AWG opposes the use of AI in the creative process, especially where it is used as a replacement for a creative employee. Big tech companies have already stolen the intellectual property of writers and artists – now the tools they develop…
