Seventy-two percent of Americans are more sympathetic to the plight of television and film writers than that of television and film studios amid the strike, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

That’s compared to 19 percent who felt more sympathetic toward the members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that reps major studios. Additionally, survey respondents felt more sympathetic toward television and film actors, at 67 percent, compared to 24 percent who sided with the studios.

[I’m biased, of course, because my friend Adam is part of the strike, but I think most people realize that actors and writers have well-founded concerns over the use of AI. Adam discussed this briefly in a recent Amiables episode. And I don’t think anyone should be surprised that consumers would feel more sympathetic towards labor than the producers and studios, especially these days. — Ed]