Hollywood Studios Face Backlash Over AI Contract Demands
Via Rolling Stone
Summary
Despite the historic gains of the recent SAG-AFTRA strike, many actors and stunt performers report that studios are still using boilerplate contract language to pressure them into consenting to digital replicas as a condition of employment.
Performers like Nandini Bapat and Marie Fink describe facing intense professional pressure and potential retaliation for resisting these AI provisions, highlighting a persistent gap between the union's new protections and actual on-set practices.
