Stage 32 Launches Marketplace To Combat AI Slop
Stage 32 has launched a marketplace where film and television executives can find scripts that have been assessed by human evaluators. The company says the service is partly intended to help address the rise of AI-written submissions, while making promising projects easier for industry professionals to discover.
The marketplace opened with more than 4,000 projects and is available to 3,000 industry executives, who can review creators’ credentials, download scripts and request meetings. Stage 32 says it has evaluated 235,000 projects since its launch in 2011, and only scripts given “exceptional valuations” are included. The platform’s head, Richard Botto, says Stage 32 has a strict no-AI policy; projects that began there include *Neighborhood Watch* and *No Address*.
In short
- Stage 32 launched a marketplace for human-vetted film and TV projects.
- It opened with more than 4,000 scripts for 3,000 executives.
- Only projects with exceptional evaluations are included.
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The case for
A marketplace limited to scripts assessed by human readers could help executives find promising work amid a growing volume of submissions, while giving writers a clearer route to industry attention. A strict no-AI policy may also reassure creators that their work is being judged on human authorship and help preserve space for distinctive, original voices.
The case against
Human evaluation and a high threshold for inclusion may improve discoverability, but they do not guarantee that selected scripts are strong or that unlisted work lacks merit. The marketplace could concentrate attention among a small, privately assessed pool, while a blanket no-AI policy may exclude writers who use AI as a tool without surrendering their creative authorship.
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