Bloomberg’s Odd Lots Frames AI as New Pressure on a Post-Pandemic Hollywood Slump

Bloomberg’s Odd Lots put Hollywood’s AI anxiety back in the spotlight Friday, arguing that generative tools are arriving on top of an entertainment business already weakened by fewer shoots, lower writer earnings and a post-pandemic production reset. The episode features Hayes Davenport, a former Family Guy writer and creative director of LA Material, discussing how the industry’s problems predate the chatbot boom while AI is now changing professional norms around creative work.