SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Over AI Protections Begins
Union demands comprehensive AI safeguards for all video game performers after 18 months of stalled negotiations.
- SAG-AFTRA's strike includes voice actors, motion capture artists, and stunt performers.
- The union seeks informed consent, fair compensation, and transparency in AI usage.
- Negotiations faltered over AI protections for physical performers and digital replicas.
- Exemptions exist for certain games, but the union urges solidarity among performers.
- This is the second video game strike by SAG-AFTRA, following a similar action in 2016.
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