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Sag Atlas has approved new contracts for voice actors who will appear in TV anime after receiving over 95% approval in a member vote. The three-year agreement introduced new safeguards around the use of AI, including a requirement that producers obtain consent from actors before using their names as prompts to create AI-generated voices. SAG-AFTRA announced approval of the contract Friday night. These are valid until his June 30, 2026.
each new contract, “The term ‘voice actor’ includes only humans.” The agreement also outlines the rights of voice actors regarding the studio’s use of digital replicas, including the use of AI-generated voices in place of voice actors. In such cases, the producer is required to notify the producer and negotiate with the labor union. “This is the first SAG-AFTRA animation dubbing agreement to include protections against the misuse of artificial intelligence,” said Bob Bergen and David Jolliffe, co-chairs of the Television Animation Negotiating Committee, in a statement. Ta.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, said the agreement “provides important new conditions in the areas of foreign residue, high-budget SVOD, and significant gains in expanding AI protections.” “It shows progress.” [subscription video-on-demand] production, payment delays, etc. ” The contract provides for a series of wage increases starting with a 7 percent increase retroactive to July 1, 2023, meaning the actors will receive payments retroactively. Thereafter, it will increase by 4% on July 1st of this year, and will increase by 3.5% next year.
Earlier this year, the union announced it had reached an agreement with AI voice generation company Replica Studios to provide voice actors with a “secure” way to license digital voice replicas for video games. AI protections were also a key element of SAG-AFTRA’s strike termination agreement with Hollywood studios late last year.