The article is 3 years old. The trades haven't written a word about this since the strikes started, which is very telling. Government intervention is needed to help out unions against such autocratic corporations, just as is the case in the EU. variety.com/2020/artisans/…

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Thank you More Perfect Union for your terrific piece on AI. Please amplify far and wide

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Gladiator sequel extras scanned on set: ‘It didn’t feel like we could say no’ timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…

France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music has announced it is exercising its right to opt-out from making its members’ work freely available for use in the development of artificial intelligence tools (click photo below for story) deadline.com/2023/10/french…

"It's not how AI gets applied to every other industry... it's how it gets applied to us... We're talking about a quarter... and they won't even have a conversation..." - Kevin E. West, SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee member tells Deadline at Netflix today #SAGAFTRAStrike

Background actors on the ‘GLADIATOR 2’ set were digitally scanned without consent or given proper explanation. “It didn’t feel like we could say no,” one extra said, adding they were rushed through & given little time to think or ask questions. (Source: timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…)

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EU #AIAct We urge the EU to prioritise maximum transparency on training data and AI generated content FIA actors FIM FERA @ScreenwritersEU @EFJEUROPE IFJ UNI Europa ECSA @CouncilWriters CEATL-français IAO - International Artist Organisation #music Voice Artists United European Guild for AI Regulation

"Consent Is Surrender": SAG-AFTRA Board Member Matthew Modine Will Vote Against Guild Deal With Studios, Again; Full Agreement To Be Released Friday deadline.com/2023/11/sag-af…

This right here. We have repeatedly said -& shouldn't even need to say it, as it's such a blatant unfair labor practice & smacks of the old CASTING COUCH/all 4s or no job 💩, which is BEYOND COERCIVE & should be CRIMINAL-is a deal breaker. 🚫SCANNING AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT!

No one asked for AI actors, writers, singers, art, or movies. When you get down, remember that. There's no real demand for AI from artists or fans. It's fake demand from those who want to save & make as much money as possible before they toss AI aside for the next big money maker

During the strike, extras from the Scott film spoke to Times of Malta expressing their concerns about being scanned on set and how their likeness will be used in the future. timesofmalta.com/articles/view/…

Duncan Crabtree, Fran Drescher, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain, SAG-AFTRA NegCom & UNITY party have all said: “The technology isn’t even there yet!” Anderson Cooper responds: Vote NO Fran Drescher Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Justine Bateman Frances Fisher Jessica Chastain

A highly recommended view. On the 25th minute, there is a segment referring to AI use in film, and of course, the reduction of jobs, by 75 percent in one company alone. It also makes reference to the strikes in the US. youtube.com/watch?v=2HUCws…

Parliament has approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that aims to ensure safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation. Find out more: europa.eu/!wDmRcF