Netflix has introduced a vacancy for a product manager with a focus on machine learning (ML), offering a yearly salary in the range of $300,000 to $900,000.
In contrast, the Screen Actors Guild (Sag-Aftra) indicates that 87% of their actor members earn below $26,000 annually.
AI’s role in film and TV production, be it for scripting, replicating actors’ images, or finding cost-cutting measures in creative work, has been a significant bone of contention in discussions between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), Sag-Aftra, and the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
There have been ongoing strikes since May, initially by writers and then joined by actors, marking the first combined strike since 1960 that might result in a complete Hollywood shutdown.
The Intercept first reported the new role aimed at amplifying the capabilities of Netflix’s machine learning platform, a key pillar of its innovation strategy.
The role’s requirements are somewhat ambiguous with regard to machine learning but hint at the company’s broad ambitions for AI application across various business areas.
A separate segment on Netflix’s website pertaining to machine learning suggests that the company intends to use AI to mold its content library by discerning the features that lead to successful content and streamlining the production of original films and series.
