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SAG-AFTRA union and video game industry bargaining group remain at odds as agreements on AI protections still 'frustratingly far apart'

SAG-AFTRA strikes are set to continue as meaningful protections against AI likenesses remain inadequate.

8 months into their strike, videogame voice actors say the industry's latest proposal is 'filled with alarming loopholes that will leave our members vulnerable to AI abuse'

8 months into their strike, videogame voice actors say the industry's latest proposal is 'filled with alarming loopholes that will leave our members vulnerable to AI abuse'

Progress has been made, but SAG-AFTRA says the two sides in the dispute are still far apart.

Resident Evil and Witcher 3 mocap director says video game industry layoffs have made it so "nothing is guaranteed," but AI won’t be replacing real actors "anytime soon"

Resident Evil and Witcher 3 mocap director says video game industry layoffs have made it so "nothing is guaranteed," but AI won’t be replacing real actors "anytime soon"

As the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, union negotiators warn that the latest proposal from the industry is "still filled with alarming loopholes that will leave our members vulnerable to AI abuse"

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Voice Actors Are Suffering Because Game Makers Still Can’t Agree With Them On AI

'Zenless Zone Zero' has replaced two voice actors as SAG-AFTRA's video game strike continues.

Actors supporting AI protections didn't know they were being replaced in Zenless Zone Zero update 1.6: "I found out the role was recast today alongside all of you"

Soldier 11 and Von Lycaon have new English voices

Keke Palmer wears famous Hollywood star’s dress to SAG Awards

Palmer’s black velvet dress with gold detailing has some meaningful history

The Independent UK

Hades 2 devs say "we have not recast any of our characters" in the roguelike amid concerns during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game strike

"We have respected and will continue to respect any actor needing to pause work"

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Stephen Amell needs to 'be more patient'

Stephen Amell needs to 'be more patient'

Stephen Amell needs to do a "better job" of speaking more cautiously in public and thinking about the consequences of doing so.

How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention

How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention

Voice actors demanding compensation when AI generates performances from their work have taken industrial action since July

The Guardian - UK

Destiny 2 is the latest game to feel the SAG-AFTRA strike as it warns Heresy will be missing an unknown chunk of voiced dialogue

Destiny 2 is the latest game to feel the SAG-AFTRA strike as it warns Heresy will be missing an unknown chunk of voiced dialogue

Sloane appears to be one of the characters that'll be silent.

Hideo Kojima's Overdose hit a snag this year because "scanning and filming were suspended" due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, but work on Death Stranding 2 continued as normal

Hideo Kojima's Overdose hit a snag this year because "scanning and filming were suspended" due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, but work on Death Stranding 2 continued as normal

Casting for Physint was also paused and should resume next year

Robert Downey Jr. gave this 'Stark' warning to Hollywood execs over AI in 2024

Robert Downey Jr. gave this 'Stark' warning to Hollywood execs over AI in 2024

This year, a different kind of Hollywood blockbuster saw writers face off against AI.

League of Legends hit by SAG-AFTRA union action as Riot delays English VO to 'respect the ongoing strike' over AI, though voice actors think it could be doing more to help

League of Legends hit by SAG-AFTRA union action as Riot delays English VO to 'respect the ongoing strike' over AI, though voice actors think it could be doing more to help

"No studio wants to lose a major client like Riot."

Kristen Bell to host SAG Awards 2025 on Netflix: 'I'm thrilled!'

Kristen Bell to host SAG Awards 2025 on Netflix: 'I'm thrilled!'

'Nobody Wants This' star Kristen Bell is to host the SAG Awards 2025 after seven years away.

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The Independent UK

Lisa Kudrow criticises new Tom Hanks film over use of AI

‘What work will there be for human beings?’ the actor asked

Evening Standard

David Attenborough: Documentary maker, 98, 'profoundly disturbed' by AI cloning of his voice

Renowned naturalist tells the BBC he ‘greatly objects’ to others using his voice to ‘say whatever they wish’

SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: What to Know About Voice Actors and AI

The actors' union strike against video game publishers is still ongoing, with new agreements being written in November. Here's the current state of the strike, and how it started.

The Independent UK

Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places

Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere ended a seven-week strike overnight

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Video game voice artists continue strike over AI training

The union says developers won't guarantee not using voices to train AI.

The Guardian - US

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

Child actor Kaylin Hayman fought back after she learned that a man had used AI to make child sex abuse materials from images on her Instagram page

SAG-AFTRA flexes its metaphorical K/D ratio 3 months into voice acting strike over AI: 'More than 120 games from 49 companies have now signed'

"Humane protections for actors against AI exploitation are not an unreasonable ask."

Jane Fonda to receive the SAG Life Achievement Award

Jane Fonda will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award in February.

Jane Fonda To Receive SAG Life Achievement Award

Renowned actor Jane Fonda to be honored with SAG Life Achievement Award for her exceptional career and activism at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Jane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild

Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades

As SAG-AFTRA's anti-AI voice actor strike extends to League of Legends, Riot maintains that it's been simply been caught in the crossfire

"League of Legends has only asked Formosa to engage with Union performers."

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