SAG-AFTRA video game actors strike over AI voice clones — 11 months long
Video game voice actors walked out in July 2024 demanding protections against AI replicas. Studios wanted blanket rights to clone performers' voices for unlimited future use without additional pay. The strike lasted 328 days, ending June 2025 — the longest actor strike in history. Some actors found their old recordings already resold as AI training data.
Video game voice actors walked out in July 2024 demanding protections against AI replicas. Studios wanted blanket rights to clone performers' voices for unlimited future use without additional pay. The strike lasted 328 days, ending June 2025 — the longest actor strike in history. Some actors found their old recordings already resold as AI training data.
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