The Latest Breaking News from SAGAFTRA

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative contract deal with several video game companies that may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence

SAG-AFTRA will remain on strike until the "agreement is reached".

Here's why SAG-AFTRA has lodged a complaint against Epic Games.

As soon as Darth Vader was added into the game, players were getting the character to say the word “fuck” and use homophobic slurs. Adding to the controversy, the SAG-AFTRA union has made it clear that using AI to resurrect voices without clear agreements digitally is a no-go.

SAG-AFTRA says Llama Productions replaced actors’ work with AI

An actors' union is suing the makers of the Fortnite video game over the use of AI to create an interactive Darth Vader, it said Monday.

SAG-AFTRA members have been striking over AI in videogames since July 2024.

Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice

Although, that would kind of defeat the whole purpose of what the feature is for.

"Student projects and game jams are especially playful and rewarding opportunities for devs and actors to collaborate."

"This wasn't a passing of the torch."