Several video game performers have beeꦫn left "disappointed" with๊ US union SAG-AFTRA's new agreement with an AI voice technology company.
On January 19, during CES 2024, and announced their new agreement, which "paves the way for professional voiceover artists to safely explore new employment opportunities for their digital voice replicas." The agreement features "industry-leading protections" that are "tailored to AI technology" and will allow AAA video game studios and othe💮r companies to access SAG-AFTRA talent via Replica.
"The agreement between the leading AI voice company and the world's largest performers' union will enable Replica to engage SAG-AFTRA members under a fair, ethical agreement to safely create and license a digital replica of their voice," the announcement from the union reads. "Licensed voices can be used in video game development and other inte𓃲ractive media projects from pre-production to final release."
Understandably, voice actors are baffled by SAG-AFTRA's decision. Similar to when Microsoft announced its partnership with InWorld AI, several actors have taken to Twitter to voice their grieva👍nces with the new agreement - with many claiming they were never approached by the union, despite it claiming the deal was "approved by affected members of the union's voiceover performer community."
Excuse me? With all due respect…you state in the article “Approved by affected members of the union’s voiceover performer com🦩munity.” Nobody in our community approved this that I know of. Games are the bulk of my livelihood and have been for years. Who are you referring to?
By the way; this deal couldꦦ be the greatest deal ever and I&𝄹rsquo;ll still be ticked that no one called me or (a lot of) my peers before it was done. It may seem like a small thing but this is the first deal of its kind. It’s setting a precedent and we didn’t even have a meeting. //t.co/rAlLPPC1Ce
Steve Blum, who has provided his voice in everything including 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Diablo 4, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us Part 2, and more, s🌜aid: "Excuse me? With all due respect…you state in the article 'approved by affected members of the union's voiceover performer community.' Nobody in our commun💜ity approved this that I know of. Games are the bulk of my livelihood and have been for years. Who are you referring to?"
Deus Ex and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Starfield actor Elias Toufexis responds similarly: "I would humbly consider myself one of the top voice actors working in games. No one asked me about this. No one 𝓰reached out for my opinion. From what I'm seeing, no one asked any of my peers either."
Fellow🐽 Starfield actor Melissa Medína also to the news, calling it a "betrayal" and warning fellow actors: "Don't give your voice to this until you have clarity around where your voice will be used."
"A disappointing agreement SAG-AFTRA have made regarding AI use," 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Baldur's Gate 3 and Dying Light 2 actor Thomas Mitchells . "Studios will loꦬok past creativity for convenience and this will 🐎potentially have a detrimental effect on artists."
You'll find even more responses from video game actors belowꦅ.
Yea&hell♌ip;would’ve been nice if you informed us working, SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors (YOUR MEMBERS) before this gener♓ic-ass “AI Agreement” was “approved” in this PR stunt. I have immense respect for our interactive committee who apparently “approved” this. But why weren’t ANY… //t.co/oEalLYYEL3
Embarrass🌸ment //t.co/mstVGdWlJw pic.twitter.com/tPnFuq4xgJ
Livid. You sold us down the river, behind our backs, AGAIN.I'm so sick of you, @sagaftra. Time and time again, you've screwed the VO community over. I legitimately detest you, your hoဣld on our industry, and how you abuse it. This isn't de🐼mocratic. This is dictatorship. //t.co/hhZUFieXIg
This agreement is currently between SAG-AFTRA and 💝Replica Studios but, as reports, the union's executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, hﷺas said the union is "now engaged in a similar negotiation with a coalition of major video game studios," meaning it could soon apply to even more developers and actors.
Find out what's on the horizon with our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new games 2024 list.
After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got ev♛en luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training. My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.
