AI-proposed safeguards by SAG-AFTRA empower actors to instigate a digital walkout by leveraging their synthetic counterparts
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union SAG-AFTRA has spelt out the AI protections it has managed to secure through its revamped Interactive Media Agreement (IMA). After a years-long standoff with game studios, the union finally agreed on terms and called off its strike.
According to the union, the new contract features "essential guardrails and gains around AI" such as the need for explicit consent when employing AI tech and the power for performers to halt consent for Digital Replicas during a strike, effectively marching their digital doppelgangers on the picket line.
The union has also clinched remuneration benefits, including the necessity for collectively-agreed minimums covering the use of Digital Replicas crafted using IMA-covered performances and elevated minimums (7.5x scale) for what SAG-AFTRA calls "Real Time Generation," which involves chatbots with performer-voiced digital replicas.
Moreover, studios will be required to compensate performers when visual performances are reused in subsequent projects. The preliminary agreement has been approved by the SAG-AFTRA National Board and is now up for ratification by union members.
In the event of ratification, the agreement will also deliver compounded salary increases amounting to 15.17 percent plus extra 3 percent increases in November 2025, November 2026, and November 2027. Additionally, the overtime rate maximum for overscale performers will be pegged to double scale.
As for the fine print, the three-year deal's details will be disclosed on June 18 alongside other ratification materials. Eligible SAG-AFTRA members will have until 5pm PDT on Wednesday, July 9, to vote on the agreement.
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更多细节可在 Jun 18 发布的谍报材料中找到。申请 № SAG-AFTRA 的合法成员至 5pm PDT 周三 July 9日ната音乐会结束，有资格投票同意协议。
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As the latest updates indicate, SAG-AFTRA has inked a tentative agreement on its Interactive Media Agreement (IMA), which includes specific protections for performers with respect to AI use. Key features of the agreement include:
- Explicit Consent: The agreement mandates explicit consent for a variety of AI uses, including the creation and use of digital replicas of performers' voices and images in video games[3].
- Strike Enforcement: Performers have the ability to halt consent for digital replica use during strikes, providing additional protection for union members during industrial actions.
- Transparency and Pay: The agreement also includes provisions for transparency and compensation for the use of digital replicas to ensure performers are fairly remunerated and informed about how their likenesses are employed in games[1].
- Historic Wage Increases: The deal also boasts significant pay increases for performers, totaling over 24%, alongside enhanced health and safety provisions[1][2].
These provisions aim to protect performers' rights and livelihoods in the era of AI, particularly within the gaming industry where AI-generated likenesses are gaining traction. The agreement remains subject to final approval by SAG-AFTRA's national board.
Technology and artificial-intelligence are at the forefront of the recent updates in the gaming industry, as SAG-AFTRA has secured specific protections for performers regarding AI use in their revamped Interactive Media Agreement (IMA). One key feature includes the need for explicit consent when employing AI technology for digital replicas of performers' voices and images in video games.
