SAG-AFTRA Strike Talks Collapse Again Amid AI Controversy

Contract talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have stalled due to the studios' desire to own actors' digitally scanned likenesses in perpetuity. The AMPTP's proposed contract would allow studios to secure the likenesses of certain performers without their consent or the consent of their estates. SAG-AFTRA has refused this proposal and is pushing for changes that would require studios to pay actors each time their faces are used and obtain their consent. The strike has brought attention to the need for protections for all actors, including background actors, and highlights concerns about how actors' faces are used for commercial purposes.