{"id":286108,"date":"2024-07-26T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T08:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=336751"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:07:32","slug":"the-actors-strike-reaches-the-world-of-video-games-the-threat-of-ai-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-actors-strike-reaches-the-world-of-video-games-the-threat-of-ai-on-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"The actors&#8217; strike reaches the world of video games: the threat of AI on the table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main video game developers, such as Activision, Warner Bros, and Walt Disney, are facing a Hollywood artists strike over the use of artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike comes after a year and a half of negotiations over a new contract between the companies and a union representing more than 2,500 video game artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both parties claim to have reached an agreement on several key issues, such as wages and job security, but<strong> protections related to the use of AI technology remain a significant obstacle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Game over, employers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VideoGameStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VideoGameStrike<\/a> has begun. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LevelUpTheContract?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LevelUpTheContract<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SagAftraStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SagAftraStrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frbYn9ufdu\">pic.twitter.com\/frbYn9ufdu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagaftra\/status\/1816731485417750742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is protesting and what is at stake in this strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike was called by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra), which last year paralyzed Hollywood with a strike by film and television actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Interpreters are concerned that video game studios use generative AI to reproduce their voices and physical appearance<\/strong> to animate video game characters without offering them fair compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Although agreements have been reached on many issues&#8230; the employers refuse to clearly state, in clear and enforceable language, that they will protect all interpreters covered by this contract in their AI language,&#8221; Sag-Aftra said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SAG-AFTRA is now on strike against the video game industry <br><br>Companies included are Disney, Activision, Insomniac Electronic Arts, and Warner Bros <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZiLmT0rUTn\">pic.twitter.com\/ZiLmT0rUTn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Culture Crave ? (@CultureCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CultureCrave\/status\/1816556957039493400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, video game studios have stated that they have already made enough concessions to the union&#8217;s demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Interactive Media Agreement covers artists who provide voice-over services and on-camera work used to create video game characters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The last agreement of this kind, which did not offer protection to performers, expired in November 2022<\/strong>, but it has been extended monthly while the conversations continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 118-day strike was the longest in the 90-year history of the union<\/strong> and resulted in the greatest victory for actors and screenwriters. Hopefully our colleagues in the video game industry will be able to achieve their demands. Stay strong and keep fighting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main video game developers, such as Activision, Warner Bros, and Walt Disney, are facing a Hollywood artists strike over the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The strike comes after a year and a half of negotiations over a new contract between the companies and a union representing more than 2,500 video game artists. Both &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-actors-strike-reaches-the-world-of-video-games-the-threat-of-ai-on-the-table\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The actors&#8217; strike reaches the world of video games: the threat of AI on the table&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":286110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[],"tags":[3885],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6771],"class_list":["post-286108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-inteligencia-artificial","content-category-ai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312074,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286108\/revisions\/312074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286108"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=286108"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=286108"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=286108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}