Hollywood actors’ union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using..."> Hollywood actors’ union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using..." /> Hollywood actors’ union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using..." />

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Hollywood actors’ union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike

Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice.The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Llama Productions, a subsidiary of the gaming giant, “failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the union” in the last six months. The company made unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment “without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain” by using AI-generated voices to replace bargaining unit work, Sag-Aftra said. Epic Games did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Sag-Aftra called for a strike against major game companies in July after more than a year of negotiations around the union’s interactive media agreement broke down over concerns around the use of unregulated artificial intelligence. The strike is ongoing.In a statement, Sag-Aftra said the union supports the rights of members and their estates to control the use of their digital replicas.“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s iconic rhythm and tone in video games,” the union said.skip past newsletter promotionSign up to TechScapeFree weekly newsletterA weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our livesPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionEpic is engaged in a separate major legal battle at the same time it faces the ire of the actors’ union. Late last week, Fortnite became unavailable on iPhones and iPads the world over after Apple rejected the resubmission of the game to the App Store. The game had been unavailable as the two fought a lengthy court case, in which Epic scored a major victory last month allowing for in-app purchases to be made without the use of Apple’s systems.
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Hollywood actors’ union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike
Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice.The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Llama Productions, a subsidiary of the gaming giant, “failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the union” in the last six months. The company made unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment “without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain” by using AI-generated voices to replace bargaining unit work, Sag-Aftra said. Epic Games did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Sag-Aftra called for a strike against major game companies in July after more than a year of negotiations around the union’s interactive media agreement broke down over concerns around the use of unregulated artificial intelligence. The strike is ongoing.In a statement, Sag-Aftra said the union supports the rights of members and their estates to control the use of their digital replicas.“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s iconic rhythm and tone in video games,” the union said.skip past newsletter promotionSign up to TechScapeFree weekly newsletterA weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our livesPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionEpic is engaged in a separate major legal battle at the same time it faces the ire of the actors’ union. Late last week, Fortnite became unavailable on iPhones and iPads the world over after Apple rejected the resubmission of the game to the App Store. The game had been unavailable as the two fought a lengthy court case, in which Epic scored a major victory last month allowing for in-app purchases to be made without the use of Apple’s systems. #hollywood #actors #union #files #unfair
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Hollywood actors’ union files unfair labor charge against Fortnite maker amid ongoing strike
Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice.The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Llama Productions, a subsidiary of the gaming giant, “failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the union” in the last six months. The company made unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of employment “without providing notice to the union or the opportunity to bargain” by using AI-generated voices to replace bargaining unit work, Sag-Aftra said. Epic Games did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Sag-Aftra called for a strike against major game companies in July after more than a year of negotiations around the union’s interactive media agreement broke down over concerns around the use of unregulated artificial intelligence. The strike is ongoing.In a statement, Sag-Aftra said the union supports the rights of members and their estates to control the use of their digital replicas.“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader’s iconic rhythm and tone in video games,” the union said.skip past newsletter promotionSign up to TechScapeFree weekly newsletterA weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our livesPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionEpic is engaged in a separate major legal battle at the same time it faces the ire of the actors’ union. Late last week, Fortnite became unavailable on iPhones and iPads the world over after Apple rejected the resubmission of the game to the App Store. The game had been unavailable as the two fought a lengthy court case, in which Epic scored a major victory last month allowing for in-app purchases to be made without the use of Apple’s systems.
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