Posted 1/10/2024, 7:23:05 AM
Voice Actors Slam SAG-AFTRA Deal with AI Studio Without Their Input
- SAG-AFTRA approved a deal with AI voice studio Replica for use of synthetic voices, without consulting voice actors
- Many top voice actors criticized the deal on Twitter, stating they were not asked for input
- SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher endorsed the deal as an example of "AI being done right"
- The deal was announced amid ongoing negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and game studios on issues like compensation
- The film/TV agreement requires consent for use of digital replicas of actors, which this game voice deal lacks