Video Game Voice Actors Are Going On Strike Over AI: "Enough Is Enough"

Claire Lewis
7/25/2024

SAG-AFTRA members who work in video games have voted to strike due to concerns about AI, after more than a year and a half of unfruitful negotiations regarding the Interactive Media Agreement--a contract that many major gaming companies must stick to when creating big-budget games. The strike will go into effect at 12:01 AM PT on July 26. "Any game looking to employ SAG-AFTRA talent to perform covered work must sign on to the new Tiered-Budget Independent Interactive Media Agreement, the Interim Interactive Media Agreement, or the Interim Interactive Localization Agreement," reads the press release announcing the strike. "These agreements offer critical AI protections for members."Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI is unaffected by the strike, as are live-service titles and any game that was already in production as of September 2023.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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