SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Emphasizes Need For “Informed Consent” To Protect Actors From A.I. Abuse In Industry – Comic-Con
deadline.comStriking actors weren’t here at San Diego Comic-Con, however, the guild’s National Executive Director and Chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland was, side-by-side with voiceover actors to talk about the threat of A.I.
in their profession for the National Association of Voiceover Actors panel “AI in Entertainment: The Performer’s Perspective Panel.” “A.I.
is implemented voluntarily by these big corporations, and people need to hold them accountable,” said Crabtree-Ireland, “We don’t accept the premise that we do what they say.” “A.I.
can be implemented in a human-centric way instead of breaking them down,” he added. While voiceover actors can engage in videogame work now, they cannot do voiceovers for features films, TV shows and trailers of struck companies.
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