News from ChinaZ.com on July 24th: According to gizmodo, voice actors are fighting generative artificial intelligence Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, in a discussion on artificial intelligence and the entertainment industry "We must refuse to think that artificial intelligence is just going to happen to us and that we can't do anything about it," he said at the meeting. He believes that artificial intelligence may indeed have an impact, the question is whether we will allow this to happen.
Variety reports that Crabtree-Ireland, along with some voice actors, participated in a small panel at San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the threat of generative artificial intelligence to artists and practitioners. Voice actors participating in the discussion are members of the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) and include Linsay Rousseau (God of War: Ragnarok), Ashly Burch (Myth Origins), Cissy Jones (House of Owls), Zeke Alton ("Call of Duty") and Tim Friedlander ("Ragnarok"). Friedlander is also the chairman and founder of NAVA. The
discussion focused on alleviating concerns about allowing AI to generate lines that actors disagreed with or did not obtain. Actors have talked about including clauses protecting talent in their contracts and forming companies to ensure that any artificial intelligence is used with actors and includes appropriate compensation clauses.
Crabtree-Ireland says that in addition to resisting AI in the entertainment industry, AI poses an existential threat, not just because of what it can do today, but more importantly how it might be used in the future and by whom use. "All of us can stand up against the misuse of technology and really say: 'We're going to decide what can be done with our bodies, our voices, our faces, our images' and we have to."
Burch said: "I don't want the next generation Voice actors lose the chance to live the life we've built in this industry." The panel also touched on the fact that language controls are commonplace in contracts and that without proper protection, "your first job could be your last A job," Friedlander said. Want to get more news from io9? Find out when the latest Marvel, Star Wars and Star Trek releases are coming, keep an eye on the future of DC Universe film and TV, and everything you need to know about Doctor Who.
