From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com.
"On Thursday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (aka “SAG-AFTRA”) called for an Interactive Media Agreement Strike against 11 companies in the American video game industry. This includes publishers such as Activision, Warner Bros. Games, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive & EA as well as voice production companies such as Formosa & VoiceWorks Productions, alongside Disney Character Voices International, the company responsible for casting the official voice talent for Disney’s characters in all media produced or licensed by the company.
The last time SAG-AFTRA went on strike for the IMA was in 2016, which lasted until September 2017, which gave union members wage increases, residuals and better safety precautions under the agreement. Now, the major sticking point in the contract negotiations is artificial intelligence, and the union has negotiated a year and a half for protections regarding the use of AI. Now, the union has stated that the companies would use the contract to train AI to replicate a voice actor’s voice or create a digital replica of the voice actor, or the motion capture performer without consent or fair compensation."
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"Voice Actors Go On Strike Against Video Game Publishers"
"On Thursday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (aka “SAG-AFTRA”) called for an Interactive Media Agreement Strike against 11 companies in the American video game industry. This includes publishers such as Activision, Warner Bros. Games, Epic Games, Take-Two Interactive & EA as well as voice production companies such as Formosa & VoiceWorks Productions, alongside Disney Character Voices International, the company responsible for casting the official voice talent for Disney’s characters in all media produced or licensed by the company.
The last time SAG-AFTRA went on strike for the IMA was in 2016, which lasted until September 2017, which gave union members wage increases, residuals and better safety precautions under the agreement. Now, the major sticking point in the contract negotiations is artificial intelligence, and the union has negotiated a year and a half for protections regarding the use of AI. Now, the union has stated that the companies would use the contract to train AI to replicate a voice actor’s voice or create a digital replica of the voice actor, or the motion capture performer without consent or fair compensation."
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