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Technology is changing the economics of the entertainment industry

When the union that represents TV and movie actors announced its plans to strike last week, chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland talked about concerns relating to the use of artificial intelligence. This is what the studios proposed, he said: “That our background actors should be able to be scanned, get paid for one day’s pay, and their company should own that scan, their image, their ...

With the Screen Actors Guild having now joined the Writers Guild of America in a walkout, the actors and writers of most of the nation’s film and television projects are striking together for the first time since 1960 (when SAG was helmed by a charismatic actor named Ronald Reagan). The union members have every right to make demands about how their labor is used or, as the case may be, not ...

‘I think AI is a huge issue,’ A-lister said from SAG-AFTRA picket line in New York

Exist because of the work of these performers, these rioters, the creative talent that make this business run. it's just not only disappointing, it's really outrageous that the companies are prepared to respect their contribution when's the entire foundation of their business. >> right. let's talk about artificial intelligence. this is startling to me, and i'm sure, obviously, to you. the studios allegedly demanded the ability to use a eye on background actors for a day right. then, they would on their image to use however they please forever. why is it so important to have basic guardrails he...