SAG-AFTRA launches video game performance/voice actor strike
Voice and motion capture actors are striking in protest of the abusive use of AI to replace and replicate real performers.
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Voice and motion capture actors are striking in protest of the abusive use of AI to replace and replicate real performers.
The union covers a variety of departments instead of just one group and encompasses around 500 Activision Blizzard employees.
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Around 150 unionized employees will benefit from annual pay increases, advance notification of layoffs, and other concessions.
Over 98 percent of members have voted in favor of the authorization.
Negotiations with various video game publishers are set to take place in late September following failure to meet needs previously set forth by SAG-AFTRA.
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