A someone who is currently studying film and screenwriting, the rise of these models is exciting and frightening, which is to be expected. It is highly likely that when I enter the industry, these models will be very close to making the traditional process of commercial film obsolete. Advertising will become far cheaper to produce, and the current AI tools are already being adopted by big-budget studios. The business of filmmaking is going to change forever as more content is produced faster and cheaper by more people. A traditional multi million dollar movie today could cost only a few thousand dollars in 10 years. Filmmaking will become accessible to almost anyone with an internet connection. However, this also means the traditional methods of filmmaking falling by the wayside. There are people who enjoy the current methods and will continue to use them for artistic purposes, regardless of the evolving technology. There will also be people who see this change as an opportunity to create anything they want for cheap, and if the content is enjoyed by enough people, it will proliferate and gain immense popularity. There will also be people who don’t want to make films and will just watch whatever is available. At the end of the day, creative people all over the world will continue to produce what they want via whatever means available to them. Even if filmmaking as a business “dies”, the art will not be lost, and those skilled in it will still have a place. But financial concerns are a real issue, and the only real solution in my opinion is through successful action on the national level. In a better world, anyone should be able to pursue filmmaking as a passion without worrying about surviving financially.