Hollywood workers union reaches pay, AI-use deal with top studios
By Rishabh Jaiswal (Reuters) - A union representing Hollywood film and television crew said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative three-year deal with major studios that includes agreed-on pay hikes and guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The International
Actors, Hollywood studios still at odds on AI and other issues, union says
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Negotiators for Hollywood actors and major studios have not resolved concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues in talks aimed at ending an 111-day strike, the SAG-AFTRA union said late Wednesday. The union said
Hollywood writers’ deal may set a template for talks with striking actors
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The tentative deal Hollywood writers reached with the major studios and streaming services could serve as a template for actors, who have been on strike since mid-July. Writers and actors share common
Black Mirror: Actors and Hollywood battle over AI digital doubles
By Dawn Chmielewski Black Mirror: (Reuters) - Like a plot from the anthology television series "Black Mirror," the Screen Actors Guild says it is battling the studios for control over the digital replicas of performers that could be used "for the
‘Plagiarism machines’: Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robots do not take their jobs. The Writers Guild of America