Video game actors associated with SAG-AFTRA have been on strike for seven months and are no closer to a deal as the major studios

SAG-AFTRA strikes are set to continue amidst concerns over AI protections The union has published a new chart detailing AI-related issues that remain to be agreed upon Several English-voiced games still have many major characters unvoiced in recent updates Union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) has created a comparison chart as an update in its ongoing negotiations with the games industry bargaining group.

Protection from digital replica or generative AI use for all work, not just work produced from the date of the agreement going forward. A definition of "digital replica": SAG-AFTR

SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued an

The union positioned the two sides being "frustratingly far apart" at the negotiating table in an update to members on Tuesday.

According to a SAG-AFTRA statement in October, the only sticking point in the negotiations remained artificial intelligence (AI) protection, with a spokesperson for the industry asserting the parties had reached agreement on “24 out of 25 proposals.

Over seven months since declaring a strike, SAG-AFTRA video game performers braved the L.A. rain for their first picket of the year.

In an update on the progress of negotiations with video game developers on Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA says the two sides are still "frustratingly far apart," and so-called artificial intelligence is the culprit.