In this 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters managed to establish significant safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace. However, the focus of the strike—the application of AI in script writing—seems more to reflect a fear of machines than a steadfast commitment to creative freedom. Although they successfully coerced studios to disclose the use of AI, the fruits of this victory seem rather trivial. After all, in a world where technology is advancing at lightning speed, any restriction on AI is akin to a drop in the bucket.