SAG-AFTRA Secures Landmark Animation Deal with AI Protections for Voice Actors
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SAG-AFTRA approved a new 3-year TV animation agreement with AMPTP and is sending it to members for a ratification vote
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Contract includes AI protections for voice actors, denoting them as "only humans" and establishing mandatory AI meetings with producers
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Removes some restrictions around requiring a replica to sound like an actor's recognizable natural voice to be protected
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Requires performer consent when prompting AI systems with their name(s)
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Deal includes substantial wage increases, over $3 million in back pay, two new holidays, and first animation contract with AI protections for SAG-AFTRA