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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Performers and video game companies reach deal that ends nearly year-long strike

SAG-AFTRA halts strike after reaching a tentative agreement with video game companies, introducing safeguards against AI use.
Video games
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Video game voice actors have been on strike for nearly a year. They finally have deal

SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have reached a tentative contract addressing AI concerns after 11 months of striking.
Video games
fromGameSpot
3 months ago

Video Game Companies Make Key AI Concession In Latest Offer To End Actors' Strike

SAG-AFTRA's latest proposal addresses key union concerns about digital replicas, improving payment structures and removing provisions favoring video game companies.
#video-game-industry
fromWIRED
1 month ago
Video games

How Video Games Became the New Battleground for Actors and AI Protections

Video games
fromPolygon
2 months ago

The SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors' strike has come to an end

The SAG-AFTRA voice actors strike ended with a new agreement to enhance pay and protections against AI.
fromGameSpot
3 months ago
Video games

Video Game Voice Actors And Publishers Clash Over "Best And Last" Offer To End The Strike

fromWIRED
1 month ago
Video games

How Video Games Became the New Battleground for Actors and AI Protections

Video games
fromPolygon
2 months ago

The SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors' strike has come to an end

The SAG-AFTRA voice actors strike ended with a new agreement to enhance pay and protections against AI.
fromGameSpot
3 months ago
Video games

Video Game Voice Actors And Publishers Clash Over "Best And Last" Offer To End The Strike

#voice-actors
fromEngadget
2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA has suspended its gaming industry strike over AI protections

This agreement builds on three decades of successful partnership between the interactive entertainment industry and the union. It delivers historic wage increases of over 24 percent for performers, enhanced health and safety protections, and industry-leading AI provisions requiring transparency, consent and compensation for the use of digital replicas in games.
Video games
#video-game-strike
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Video Game Actor Strike Ends Today

SAG-AFTRA video game actor strike officially ends after 11 months with a tentative agreement addressing key issues, including AI protections.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Video Game Actor Strike Ends Today

SAG-AFTRA video game actor strike officially ends after 11 months with a tentative agreement addressing key issues, including AI protections.
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

The video game actors' strike may be over soon

SAG-AFTRA announces a tentative contract agreement with gaming companies potentially ending an 11-month strike over AI protections for video game actors.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

11-Month Battle Over AI Finally Ending As Striking Game Actors Reach Tentative Deal

SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative agreement that includes AI protections for video game actors.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

How I Learned to Become an Intimacy Coordinator

Intimacy coordination is a new, professionalized field within Hollywood focusing on safe and realistic portrayals of sex on screen.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Kevin Costner Sued Over Unscripted Rape Scene in Horizon - Chapter 2

The lawsuit alleges that Costner directed an improvised rape scene in Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 without proper protocols or an intimacy coordinator.
Film
fromPR Daily
3 months ago

How SAG-AFTRA spurred change through its labor strike PR campaign - PR Daily

SAG-AFTRA strategically prepared for a potential strike with a detailed PR plan to gain public support and emphasize labor rights.
#fortnite
fromKotaku
3 months ago
Video games

Fortnite Criticized For Use Of AI Darth Vader, Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Introduce New City, And More Top Stories

fromVG247
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Fortnite's AI Darth Vader hasn't just created problems for Epic by being Jedi mind-tricked into saying bad words, it's led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labour practice charge

Video games
fromKotaku
3 months ago

Fortnite Criticized For Use Of AI Darth Vader, Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Introduce New City, And More Top Stories

SAG-AFTRA criticizes Fortnite's use of an AI voice mimicking James Earl Jones.
Artificial intelligence
fromVG247
3 months ago

Fortnite's AI Darth Vader hasn't just created problems for Epic by being Jedi mind-tricked into saying bad words, it's led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labour practice charge

Fortnite's Darth Vader chatbot has led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions over AI technology use.
fromwww.esquire.com
3 months ago

The 'Fortnite' A.I. Darth Vader Controversy, Explained

SAG-AFTRA claimed Epic Games violated labor practices by failing to notify the union and negotiate terms for the use of Vader's A.I. dialogue.
Artificial intelligence
#ai
fromPolygon
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Fortnite maker charged with unfair labor practice over AI Darth Vader

fromPolygon
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Fortnite maker charged with unfair labor practice over AI Darth Vader

Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

'We've taken the industry for granted': Mayor Bass pledges to make it easier to film in L.A.

Los Angeles aims to revitalize its film industry by streamlining production processes and supporting local jobs amid competition from other locations.
#ai-technology
#epic-games
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Hollywood actors' union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike

Epic Games is accused of unfair labor practices for using AI to generate voices without consulting the actors' union.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 months ago

Fortnite In Legal Trouble After Adding AI Darth Vader

SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games for using AI without proper communication or bargaining.
The union demands control over the representation of its members' work using technology.
fromEngadget
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

SAG-AFTRA says Fortnite's AI Darth Vader voice violates fair labor practices

Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Hollywood actors' union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike

Epic Games is accused of unfair labor practices for using AI to generate voices without consulting the actors' union.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 months ago

Fortnite In Legal Trouble After Adding AI Darth Vader

SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games for using AI without proper communication or bargaining.
The union demands control over the representation of its members' work using technology.
fromEngadget
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

SAG-AFTRA says Fortnite's AI Darth Vader voice violates fair labor practices

fromInsideHook
3 months ago

Darth Vader's AI "Fortnite" Appearance Sparks Legal Complaint

Fortnite's signatory company, Llama Productions, chose to replace the work of human performers with A.I. technology, without bargaining with us over appropriate terms.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
3 months ago

Actors' union complains about Epic Games cloning Darth Vader

"Within the past six months, the Employer, by its agents and representatives, failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the union by making unilateral changes to terms and conditions of employment, without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain."
Artificial intelligence
Video games
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Fortnite faces complaint from actors' union over AI Darth Vader

SAG-AFTRA has filed a complaint against Epic Games for using AI to recreate a voice without proper union negotiation.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

SAG-AFTRA head Fran Drescher working with Trump on a tax break deal for Hollywood

SAG-AFTRA advocates for tax breaks to keep film production in the U.S. rather than imposing tariffs on foreign films.
Video games
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Labor dispute erupts over AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite

AI voice synthesis poses a threat to the jobs of traditional voice actors, particularly in iconic roles like Darth Vader.
fromNBC Los Angeles
3 months ago

Actor's union to start influencer, digital creator committee

SAG-AFTRA establishes an influencer and digital creator committee, merging the realms of traditional entertainment and social media.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

SAG-AFTRA's new influencer committee aims to strengthen support for digital creators

SAG-AFTRA's new influencer committee is a crucial step in formalizing support and engagement for the fast-growing influencer economy, which lacks structure and regulation.
Media industry
fromKqed
4 months ago

Striking Video Game Performers Not Ready to Say Game Over | KQED

The gaming industry faces significant labor unrest over AI's potential to replace human roles, highlighting concerns over job security and creative control.
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