Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
No, this is not a Black Mirror episode.
“This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation. So if you think that’s a groundbreaking proposal, I suggest you think again.”
Their scanned image should be under copyright to the person 70 years after death, the same that they demand.
With payable royalties.
Such a sweet response!
The 1% really believe AI is their golden ticket to get rid of all of us. They’re going after professions with strong unions first and publicly, so that they can try to poison us all against collective bargaining, which is our only chance against them.
I wish I could double boost this
I mean, videogames already have contracts specifically designed for that. Contracts like these always have limitations to time, amount of products released, restrictions on surrounding themes, etc, and, of close, closure terms. They have shit ton of detail in them, and are studied by studios very carefuly. These actors have their own agents and lawyers that really know how to do their job. Ain't nobody letting them use their face for "eternity".
They're doing it to extras that are desperate... People that will do pretty much anything to get on screen, let alone say a line.
But like 99% of today's stars did that work before becoming stars.
If someone signs this "deal" and then gets famous a decade later, they stop getting paid and studios just use their digital likeness.
Ain’t nobody letting them use their face for “eternity”.
Hence the strike.
That was true in the beginning, yes. But now that this topic is not any more a special thing for some game or movie but developing into the modus operandi, media companies start to crack down on those rules and try to alter the deals with as much force as possible to gain an advantage. The strike of the SAG right now is only the beginning of reactions to these new developments of maximizing profits by taking advantage of uneven bargaining power.
Has anyone else seen the movie "The Congress" starring Robin Wright?