SAG-AFTRA wins AI protections, streaming bonus

SAG-AFTRA wins AI protections and streaming bonus — SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, rallies striking actors outside Paramount Pictures studio, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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SAG-AFTRA wins AI protections and streaming bonus

The union representing TV and film actors won the right to informed consent and compensation for the creation and use of digital replicas.

SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, rallies striking actors outside Paramount Pictures studio, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

By Landon Jones

The strike is over. The negotiating committee for the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA won increases in minimum rates, greater access to health care and baseline protections against AI technology for its members. The union also conceded streaming residuals by agreeing to split among union actors an estimated $120 million bonus paid out by studios for streamed content deemed “successful” during the 3-year contract.

Ahead of the member vote to ratify, Reset checks in with a local actor to learn more.

GUEST: Charles Andrew Gardner, president of SAG-AFTRA Chicago