AI Protections Prove Polarizing Among SAG Members

SAG-AFTRA members remain divided over the AI provisions in the tentative contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which ended a 118-day strike and goes to a December 5 ratification vote. The agreement requires studios to obtain clear, informed consent for digital replicas of performers and to pay them the highest available rate plus future residuals. Justine Bateman, SAG-AFTRA's own AI advisor, criticized the deal, calling the approval of digital replicas akin to giving a thumbs-up to studios using non-union actors. Voiceover actor Sara Cravens questioned whether consent can be a condition of employment, while a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson was not immediately available to comment on their concerns.