Almost a month ago, Hollywood actors and screenwriters led a strike that, among other demands, protest against the increasing use of artificial intelligence systems (AI) in the production of films and series. Now, the lawsuit would be replicated in the video game industry, which is also affected by the advancement of this technology.
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As we count in TN Technothe use of AI solutions for the creation of video games, for various tasks and roles, for example, for the voice of the characters, the writing of the scripts, and even the visual development of the games themselves. Within this framework, the actors who habitually participated in the industry gamer They have expressed their intention to join the strike.
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Strictly speaking, many of the actors who make voices for video games are associated with SAG-AFTRA, the union that brings together television and radio actors in the United States, which since July 13 has stopped the Hollywood machine. This organization claims that its members who participate in the sector gamer stop too.
As reported Deadlinea new agreement is expected between SAG-AFTRA and a group of video game studios in the United States – including Electronic Arts, Activision and Warner Bros. Games – after the contract expired at the end of last year.
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«Once again, we are faced with greed and disrespect from employers,» said Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, who is also remembered for her leading role in the series. The babysitter. The union demands increases of 11% to the producers, and also warns that AI puts jobs at riskespecially for voice actors whose activity can now be replaced with systems that generate synthetic content.
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In this regard, Drescher said that “artificial intelligence puts (actors) in danger because they reduce their opportunities to work”, and added that they demand “fair contracts that reflect the contributions of the artists represented by SAG-AFTRA in an industry that offers entertainment to billions of people around the world”.
This same week, SAG-AFTRA will define if the strike in Hollywood will be replicated in the video game industry. The agency expects that to happen before September 25. For her part, the representative of the sector in that union, Audrey Cooling, said in a recent interview that they are negotiating in good faith with the studies and hope to «reach a beneficial agreement for the parties, as soon as possible.»