Video game voice actors, represented by the SAG-AFTRA labor union, scored a major victory after an 11-month-long strike by which they sought better working conditions and protections against AI. Now that that's done, we should look forward—i.e., to the complete removal of AI from game development.
After being on strike for nearly an entire year, the SAG-AFTRA labor union representing U.S.-based video game voice actors managed to secure a deal with media companies that both increases wages and provides better guardrails against artificial intelligence. Game studios will now require actual consent from voice actors, who will also be able to suspend the use of AI replicas of their voices during a strike.
