https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/sag-aftra/Recent content in Sag-Aftra on AI and Society CourseHugoen-usThu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/use-cases/4-2-actor-likenesses-sag-strike/Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/use-cases/4-2-actor-likenesses-sag-strike/<h1 id="ai-and-actor-likenesses-sag-aftra-strike">AI and Actor Likenesses (SAG-AFTRA Strike)</h1> <h2 id="context--systems-architecture">Context &amp; Systems Architecture</h2> <p>During the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, generative artificial intelligence emerged as a major point of conflict, culminating in the historic 118-day SAG-AFTRA actors&rsquo; strike. Entertainment studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) rapidly adopted high-fidelity 3D body scanning, generative adversarial networks (GANs), and neural voice cloning. This technology allowed studios to create permanent digital twins of human performers, raising urgent questions about bodily autonomy, digital ownership, and the future of human employment in creative industries.</p>