The SAG-AFTRA Contract: AI Provisions and Streaming Pay Explained

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, potentially ending the longest labor strike in the guild's history. The deal includes extensive protections for actors regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their work, going beyond agreements made by other industry unions. While there are concerns about the effectiveness of these protections, the agreement sends a clear message that workers will not tolerate exploitation and displacement by Big Tech. The SAG deal, along with agreements made by the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America, marks an important step in labor's fight for fair treatment in the age of AI.