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David Attenborough: Documentary maker, 98, 'profoundly disturbed' by AI cloning of his voice

Renowned naturalist tells the BBC he ‘greatly objects’ to others using his voice to ‘say whatever they wish’

Evening Standard

SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: What to Know About Voice Actors and AI

The actors' union strike against video game publishers is still ongoing, with new agreements being written in November. Here's the current state of the strike, and how it started.

Inverse

Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places

Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere ended a seven-week strike overnight

The Independent UK

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Video game voice artists continue strike over AI training

The union says developers won't guarantee not using voices to train AI.

Creative Bloq

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

Child actor Kaylin Hayman fought back after she learned that a man had used AI to make child sex abuse materials from images on her Instagram page

The Guardian - US

SAG-AFTRA flexes its metaphorical K/D ratio 3 months into voice acting strike over AI: 'More than 120 games from 49 companies have now signed'

"Humane protections for actors against AI exploitation are not an unreasonable ask."

PC Gamer

Jane Fonda to receive the SAG Life Achievement Award

Jane Fonda will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award in February.

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Jane Fonda To Receive SAG Life Achievement Award

Renowned actor Jane Fonda to be honored with SAG Life Achievement Award for her exceptional career and activism at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Fortune

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs deepfake laws on elections and entertainment

The fate of the momentous AI safety bill known as SB 1047 is yet to be determined.

The Independent UK

California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI

California's governor has signed legislation to protect Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized use of artificial intelligence, such as creating their digital clones without their consent

The Independent UK

James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that

Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer

The Independent UK

Video game performers reach agreement with 80 video games on AI terms

Video game performers have reached a turning point in their strike against developers with 80 individual video games signing agreements with the performers' union and accepting artificial intelligence provisions they have been seeking

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TechRadar

Hollywood will need permission to make AI deepfakes of long-gone stars

California Senate passes bill requiring permission to recreate deceased performers with AI.

Fortune

California legislation could protect Hollywood actors from having their work fed to AI

Performers could have more control over deepfaked replicas thanks to California legislation pushed by SAG-AFTRA.

GamesRadar

Iconic Mass Effect and Metal Gear Solid actor Jennifer Hale warns "AI is coming for all of us," and it can "destroy who you are"

The veteran actor also urges fans to ask their Congressional representatives to vote in favor of bills against AI

PC Gamer

'AI is coming for all of us:' Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, and Baldur's Gate voice actor Jennifer Hale weighs in on SAG-AFTRA's games industry strike

AI is proving a major issue in SAG-AFTRA's negotiations with major videogame publishers.

PC Gamer

Asked about SAG-AFTRA's strike for better AI protections, Amazon Games Boss claims AI 'has nothing to do with taking work away' from actors because 'for games, we don't really have acting'

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GamesRadar

As game actors strike for AI protections, Amazon Games boss says we need more AI and it's not "taking work away" because "for games, we don't really have acting"

"The majority of the team sits in programming and that's not going to go away because that's all about innovation"

The Independent UK

Can AI truly replicate the screams of a man on fire? Video game performers want their work protected

Video game performers say the physical strain and hours put into motion capture and voice work make it worth protecting against artificial intelligence

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