Sean Astin Leads SAG-AFTRA Amid AI Threats
Sean Astin won the SAG-AFTRA presidency in September and now leads the 160,000-member union during renewed contract talks. Negotiations on a new three-year deal with studios and streamers are beginning again amid threats from generative AI, streaming upheaval, and studio consolidation. Astin says the guild will defend 2023 gains, push for better streaming residuals, and require informed consent for AI use of actors' likenesses.
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