# 🎮 Video Game Actors Are Officially On Strike Over AI

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/video-game-actors-are-officially-on-strike-over-ai/288497>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** ai\
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/video-game-actors-are-officially-on-strike-over-ai/288497 "2024-08-07T06:27:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/video-game-actors-are-officially-on-strike-over-ai/288497/1 "2024-08-07T06:27:12Z")

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**Summary:**

**1. Strike Initiation:**

- SAG-AFTRA members began striking on July 26th due to failed negotiations over AI-related protections.
- The strike affects over 160,000 union members, halting new projects and impacting games in development.

**2. Negotiation Breakdown:**

- Disagreements centered on AI worker protections, particularly around digital replicas and generative AI performances.
- The actors union sought protections for both voice and movement performers, but the companies’ proposals were seen as insufficient.

**3. Key Issues and Rejections:**

- SAG-AFTRA rejected proposals that would only protect performers if their likeness was directly identifiable.
- The union emphasized the exclusion of movement specialists, such as stunt performers, from adequate AI protections.

**Read more at:** [theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com)