SAG-AFTRA siger at de er "frustrerende langt" fra aftale der beskytter skuespillere mod AI

Bare her for nylig er det sluppet ud af Sony eksperimenterer med en AI-udgave af Aloy inde i Horizon Forbidden West, der sjovt nok ikke har Ashley Burch' ikoniske stemme, og udviklerne bag Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone har lige nu AI-oplæsning af visse sekvenser.

Men selvom der lige konstant bliver skubbet til grænserne for hvor meget "ansvar" AI kan få, så mener den faste fagforening for stemmeskuespiller og motion capture-optagelser i spilbranchen, The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) at de er langt fra at sikre en aftale der faktisk beskytter de her kunstnere mod AI-brug.

Lige nu er medlemmerne fortsat på strejke, og SAG-AFTRA's Duncan Crabtree-Ireland siger dette om spiludgivernes adfærd i denne periode:

"With their previously signed projects dragging their way through the production pipeline, employers are feeling the squeeze from the strike, as SAG-AFTRA members who work in video games continue to stand together and refuse to work without adequate protections. This is causing employers to seek other performers they can exploit to fill those roles, including those who don't typically perform in games. If you're approached for such a role, we urge you to seriously consider the consequences. Not only would you be undermining the efforts of your fellow members, but you would be putting yourself at risk by working without protections against A.I. misuse. And "A.I. misuse" is just a nice way of saying that these companies want to use your performance to replace you — without consent or compensation."

Om hvorvidt der kommer en aftale vides slet ikke, men en repræsentant for de store spiludgivere, Audrey Cooling, har sagt dette som respons:

"We have proposed a deal that includes wage increases of over 15% for SAG-AFTRA represented performers in video games, as well as enhanced health and safety protections, industry-leading terms of use for AI digital replicas in-game and additional compensation for the use of an actor's performance in other games. We have made meaningful progress and are eager to return to the bargaining table to reach a deal."