Nearly 1,500 UK film and TV actors have signed an open letter to producers’ union Pact regarding AI protections for performers.
The letter, organised by UK actors union Equity, expresses “concern at the lack of progress on securing AI protections for performers”. Signatories include Tamsin Greig, Alan Davies, Emma D’Arcy, Nicola Walker and Wilf Scolding.
It comes in the midst of Equity and Pact negotiating a new agreement to set minimum pay, terms and conditions for performers working in film and TV. The agreement will also set the minimum terms for contracts used by streamers such as Apple, Netflix, and Disney+.
The two parties are set to meet tomorrow (June 25) to discuss AI protections. The open letter states Equity members will “not accept any deal that does not grant us key protections” in this area.
Some of the AI protections Equity is demanding include informed consent and fair compensation for use of performance data to train AI models and control of one’s own likeness during their lifetime and post-mortem.
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