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Actors Union Ratifies AI Contract with AI Limits
5 Jun
Summary
- 91.4% of SAG-AFTRA members approved the new four-year contract.
- Contract allows AI performers only if they offer significant value.
- Pension funds for SAG and AFTRA members will merge.
SAG-AFTRA members have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract with major studios, with 91.4% voting in favor. This agreement introduces significant changes concerning artificial intelligence in acting. Producers can now use AI performers if they offer substantial value beyond a human actor or their digital likeness. The union leadership stated this provision, coupled with arbitration, will limit AI replicas to rare instances.
The contract also addresses the merger of the SAG-Producers Pension Plan and the AFTRA Retirement Fund. Despite some opposition rooted in past concerns about benefit curtailment, union leaders asserted that actuarial projections indicate a stable future for the combined pension plans. An additional 1% contribution from studios will bolster the merged funds.
