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SAG-AFTRA members will be able to give their consent and be compensated for generative artificial intelligence (AI) used to replicate their likenesses. |
The tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) establishes guidelines for the use of AI. It marks a first for the union, which represents about 160,000 actors and other media professionals. Actors had been pushing for protection from technology that can create realistic portrayals of performers' likenesses. AI tools are becoming more widespread and posing challenges for how actors are compensated for work. Under the tentative agreement, the creation of a digital replica requires consent from the performer. The agreement also lays out how a performer will be compensated through use of the replica, including time spent for creating the replica and how the replica is used. Despite the wins on AI, the tentative agreement did not secure all the requests from the union. The union had pushed to receive a share of revenue from shows that are made for streaming, but the tentative agreement has a more limited scope that caps the amount of residuals for actors, Variety reported. Read more about the agreement in a full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter, we're Rebecca Klar and Julia Shapero — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. |
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A broad range of American industry, academic and community groups are urging President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping to offer public reassurances that Washington and Beijing are lowering the temperature of the fraught relationship when the leaders meet Wednesday in California. In an open letter, professional groups representing farmers, educators, workers, scientists, climate advocates, veterans … |
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| Productions workers at Ford-based plants in Kentucky have voted against the United Auto Workers's (UAW) tentative agreement with the Big Three automakers. In a Facebook post Sunday, UAW Local 862 shared that production workers who are chapter members voted down on the tentative agreement by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent. In contrast, skilled trade workers who are members of the local chapter voted in favor of the … |
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Current and former employees at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said the banking regulator fostered a toxic work environment rife with sexual harassment and misogyny that drove women to leave the agency, according to the Wall Street Journal. Employees described a sexualized, boys club culture at the agency, in which some female staff felt they were repeatedly passed over for assignments and denied opportunities … |
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X to change algorithm, surface smaller accounts |
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, plans to roll out a "major update" to its algorithm within the next few days that will surface posts from smaller accounts, TechCrunch reported. |
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Nepal bans TikTok for 'disrupting social harmony' |
The government of Nepal said it will ban TikTok, accusing the video-based social media app of "disrupting social harmony," The Associated Press reported. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The House Judiciary subcommittee on administrative state, regulatory reform and antitrust will hold a hearing on oversight of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division with assistant attorney general Jonathan Kanter on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
- The Business, Government, and Society Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business will hold an event discussing generative artificial intelligence and democracy Thursday from 3-4 p.m. ET.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A camera livestreaming the skyline of Gaza City captures streaks of light. Dash-cam video from a car in Israel spots a killer coming into view. A satellite identifies tank tracks in the dirt, and a mall security camera catches the moment a bomb in Gaza detonates. While journalists’ … |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Former Obama adviser David Axelrod brushed aside reporting that President Biden used colorful language to complain about his recent commentary about … Read more |
| Former President Trump's attorney Alina Habba said Sunday that she will be filing for a mistrial in the former president's fraud cause in New York … Read more |
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