Federation highlights concerns regarding AI regulation. Voice actors from Brazil embrace a similar cause.
One of the most striking events of last year was the strike of actors (SAG-AFTRA) and screenwriters of Hollywood (WGA), which came to an end when the producers’ alliance (AMPTP) offered a contract that respected the conditions demanded by the unions, such as residual profits from streaming and the regulation of artificial intelligence. Now, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is about to enter into a new contract with AMPTP with similar intentions to its predecessors.
Although conversations between producers and the federation began this Monday (22), the union still plans a demonstration with members in front of the AMPTP headquarters.
“It is our turn to negotiate a fair and sustainable contract for our members, just as our fellow unions WGA and SAG-AFTRA did”, commented the union in an official statement.
The interests of AFM members include, in addition to the aforementioned residual profit sharing and regulation of AI, salary improvements, health benefits and improved working conditions. If both parties do not reach consensus and the strike takes place, this could directly impact events such as the Oscars, scheduled for March 10th, whose list of nominations was released today (23rd).
“The AFM has been preparing for this moment for some time. Over the past year, the AFM Fair Share for Musicians has organized internally and held conversations with members of the bargaining unit to ensure this contract reflects the diversity of our needs and aspirations… Now is the time for our greatest show of collective action yet. , shared the union.
An AMPTP representative told Fast Company that it hopes that negotiations with the Federation are productive, that they can reach an agreement that recognizes the value that musicians add to the industry.
Voice actors from Brazil, unite
Protests in the entertainment sector are not restricted to Hollywood alone, considering that Brazilian voice actors are organizing a movement to call for the regulation of artificial intelligence in the production of content, as are American unions.
Through the Live Dub campaign, voice artists are voicing their concerns about technology that replicates human voices.
Our interest is not to prohibit any technological evolution, we just want to ensure that what is merely a creation tool does not come to be understood as our creator, say the voice actors in a statement.
To date, the Union of Voice Artists, which brings together voice actors around the world, has collected more than 50,000 signatures on a petition to prevent these professionals from being replaced by machines.
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*With information from Fast Company
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