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The Latest Breaking News from SAGAFTRA

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

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

PC Gamer

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

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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.

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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."

PC Gamer

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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Lisa Kudrow criticises new Tom Hanks film over use of AI

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

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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’

Evening Standard

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.

Inverse

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

The Independent UK

Video game voice artists continue strike over AI training

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

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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

The Guardian - US

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."

PC Gamer

Jane Fonda to receive the SAG Life Achievement Award

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

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California Enacts Laws Protecting Hollywood Actors From AI Cloning

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs laws protecting Hollywood actors from unauthorized AI digital clones, balancing worker protection and AI risks in th...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs deepfake laws on elections and entertainment

The fate of the momentous AI safety bill known as SB 1047 is yet to be determined.

The Independent UK

California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI

California's governor has signed legislation to protect Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized use of artificial intelligence, such as creating their digital clones without their consent

The Independent UK

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that

Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer

The Independent UK

Video game performers reach agreement with 80 video games on AI terms

Video game performers have reached a turning point in their strike against developers with 80 individual video games signing agreements with the performers' union and accepting artificial intelligence provisions they have been seeking

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