It’s been a strike-heavy couple of months, and now video game actors may get brought into the mix. No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About the “Benefits of Slavery” Per Deadline, SAG-AFTRA’s board has unanimously voted to authorize a strike in case its upcoming bargaining meeting with the games industry falls through. … Read more
Since early May, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been striking for better pay and protections against AI (among other conditions). Over the months, support for the union has persisted across various avenues, and grown as SAG-AFTRA has also joined in on the strike efforts. Though last weekend saw botched negotiations between the WGA … Read more
Dwayne Johnson attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Emma McIntyre (Getty Images) Movie stars make millions, but many working actors struggle to make ends meet – an issue that has become more aware thanks to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. While union members fighting Hollywood studios for fair contractsone … Read more
Picture: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) On today’s SAG-AFTRA Strike Noticethe AI suggestions presented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was broadcast for the first time, and it was said to include take scans of background actors for use not just in a single project, but all projects, forever. Find Uhura’s Trust in … Read more
In a live press conference today SAG-AFTRA confirmed what we all suspected would happen: the actors walk out. Following negotiations between the actors’ guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to produce an acceptable subsequent contractallowed SAG-AFTRA to let its contract expire Wednesday at midnight. SAG-AFTRA press conference And now the … Read more