Actors, Hollywood studios still at odds on AI
Negotiators for Hollywood actors and major studios have not resolved concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues in talks aimed at ending an 111-day strike, the SAG-AFTRA union said late Wednesday. The union said it had presented a revised proposal on the use of artificial intelligence to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Netflix, Walt Disney and other media companies. SAG-AFTRA, in a note to members, said it met with the AMPTP "for more than three hours this afternoon and evening to present and review our revised proposal." The union has been seeking limits on how studios can use generative AI Technology when making movies and TV shows. Actors fear they may be replaced by digital performers or that their likenesses may be used without their permission. The statement said other issues remain under discussion. "We continue to await the AMPTP's response to our comprehensive co...