The strike by Hollywood performers against video game makers stems from concerns over fair compensation and protections related to the use of AI technology in recreating voices and appearance of performers without adequate safeguards.
The Screen Actors Guild calls out gaming studios for not clearly affirming safeguards to protect performers in their AI language, emphasizing the refusal to consent to a contract that may lead to AI abuse to the detriment of performers.
Video game studios claim to have made sufficient concessions, offering AI protections under the Interactive Media Agreement, requiring consent and fair compensation for performers undertaking voiceover services and on-camera work for video game characters.
The negotiations between the two sides have reached an impasse, with the union expressing disappointment over the lack of clarity and enforceability in protecting performers from potential AI abuse, while the studios believe they have made considerable efforts to address concerns.
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