AI isn’t some distant reality for animation workers, but animators worry that studios will prematurely replace jobs with the technology.
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SAG-AFTRA’s video game workers make up a niche sect of the union’s broad member base, but 98% of the union voted “yes” to authorize the now in-progress strike. Voiceover artists and motion-capture specialists worry that companies will create AI-powered versions of their work. Those fears are also tacked onto concerns about contraction in the industry this year, including 11,500 layoffs in 2024 alone.
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