Gaming Actors Strike Over AI

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Video games strike

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Sag-Aftra strike: 'They're crushing human beings beneath their feet'

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2,500 members of the US actors union SAG-AFTRA who perform in games have gone on strike.

They are striking until games divisions of prominent companies like EA agree to protections around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) The strike has reignited the debate about how the entertainment industry is adapting to new technology.

UK actor’s union Equity has released a statement of solidarity with its stateside counterparts.

SAG-AFTRA is concerned that US companies may try and work around the issue of striking American actors by coming to the UK and hiring British talent to perform in games instead.

Jennifer Hale hopes long time creative concerns will overcome short-term commercial gain.

“I don't understand why they're willing to kill us all off to increase things a few percentage points, it makes no sense to me," she says.

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