Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors ratified a new contract with video game studios, emphasizing protections against artificial intelligence, thereby concluding a year-long strike. The contract includes consent and disclosure requirements for the use of AI digital replicas and allows performers to suspend consent for new material generation during strikes. Approved by 95.04 percent of SAG-AFTRA members, this Interactive Media Agreement encompasses several video game studios and introduces wage increases, industry-leading AI protections, and enhanced safety measures for performers.
AI was the centerpiece of our proposal package," video game voice actor and member of the negotiation committee Sarah Elmaleh told Reuters after the new agreement passed.
This deal achieves important progress around AI protections, and progress is the name of the game," SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in the guild's statement.
The new protections include consent and disclosure requirements for AI digital replica use and the ability for performers to suspend consent for the generation of new material during a strike.
On behalf of the video game producers that are party to the agreement, we are pleased that SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a new Interactive Media Agreement, which delivers historic wage increases, industry-leading A.I. protections, and enhanced health and safety measures for performers," Audrey Cooling, spokesperson for the video game studios, said in the press release.
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