We are programmed just to do anything you want us to

Funny that people say AI will take work away from writers and artists and musicians but not publishing houses or movie producers or record companies. Firstly because if you want to spend billions to earn an author's income, I question your business model. Secondly, if there is one thing token-based "learning" artificial intelligence would be good at, then surely it would be editing copy, or determining the optimal distribution for a finished work, or targeting a movie promotion campaign. AI could do a better job of running Amazon.com than any human. Why are the true creatives the first ones up against the wall? Because we're little people, obviously. AI is an economic model and a legal workaround. Nevertheless... the machines are coming for the suits, is my prediction.