SAG-AFTRA, the US performers' union, has achieved a landmark protection agreement for AI-generated use of performers' vocal recordings. If ratified by members, the agreement will protect songs recorded from 2021 to 2026 from AI manipulation without clear and informed consent from the artist. Covering both existing and future recordings, the deal has been made with…
The potential exploitation of Hollywood performers and singers by artificial intelligence is set to be curbed until 2026, following a tentative agreement between the SAG-AFTRA union and major record labels. The agreement, which must be approved by SAG-AFTRA members, stipulates that artists must give "explicit and unambiguous consent" before any sound recording featuring a digitally…