1000’s of members of actors’ commerce union Fairness are being requested whether or not they would help industrial motion over synthetic intelligence protections.
The organisation has launched an indicative poll amongst about 7,000 members working in movie and TV.
Performers are being requested whether or not they’re ready to refuse to be digitally scanned on set with a view to safe satisfactory synthetic intelligence protections.
Will probably be the primary time the performing arts and leisure commerce union has requested this entire part of its membership to vote in a poll.
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The Hollywood strikes happened in 2023. File pic: AP
The announcement follows the Hollywood strikes in 2023, when members of Fairness’s sister union within the US, SAG-AFTRA, and writers, went on strike over points together with AI.
Online game actors within the US additionally protested over using AI, ending nearly a 12 months of business motion earlier in 2025.
Fairness’s poll opens on Thursday and runs for 2 weeks, and can present the extent of help the union has for motion in need of a strike.
One other statutory poll must be made earlier than any industrial motion is taken.
“While tech companies get away with stealing artists’ likeness or work, and the government and decision makers fret over whether to act, unions including Equity are at the forefront of the fight to ensure working people are protected from artificial intelligence misuse,” Fairness basic secretary Paul W Fleming stated in a press release.
“If bosses can’t ensure someone’s likeness and work won’t be used without their consent, why should performers consent to be digitally scanned in the first place?”
Mr Fleming stated the poll would give members the chance to “send a clear message to the industry: that it is a basic right of performers to have autonomy over their own personhood and identity”.
The union has no alternative however to advocate members help industrial motion, he stated.
“It’s time for the bosses to step away from the brink and offer us a package, including on AI protections, which respects our members,” added Mr Fleming.
