Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors against unauthorized artificial intelligence.
Hundreds of video game performers picketed outside the Warner Bros. Studios building in Burbank - their first large demonstration since voting to strike last week.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence that could be used to create digital clones of themselves without their consent.
"We continue to wade through uncharted territory when it comes to how AI and digital media is transforming the entertainment industry, but our North Star has always been to protect workers," Newsom said in a statement. "This legislation ensures the industry can continue thriving while strengthening protections for workers and how their likeness can or cannot be used."
"It is a momentous day for SAG-AFTRA members and everyone else because the AI protections we fought so hard for last year are now expanded upon by California law thanks to the legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom," SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in a statement. "They say as California goes, so goes the nation!"
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