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Voice actors and motion capture performers to strike over AI protections after
nearly two years of negotiations
Hollywood’s video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part
of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new
contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence
protections.
The strike – the second for video game voice actors and motion capture
performers under the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra) – will begin at 12.01am Friday. The move comes after
nearly two years of negotiations with gaming giants, including divisions of
Activision, Warner Bros and Walt Disney Co, over a new interactive media
agreement.
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