Actors Union Demands Tilly Tax on AI Characters

💡Union 'Tilly Tax' on AI actors may add royalties, impact film AI costs
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What Changed
Bargaining for ‘Tilly Tax’ specifically on AI-generated film characters
Why It Matters
Proposal could establish royalties for AI characters, raising costs for AI tools in film and setting precedent for creative industry regulations.
What To Do Next
Monitor SAG-AFTRA negotiations if developing AI models for video/film character generation.
Key Points
- •Bargaining for ‘Tilly Tax’ specifically on AI-generated film characters
- •AI adoption in US surpasses regulatory efforts
- •Organized labor provides critical check on AI technology usage
- •Comments from head of Hollywood actors’ union
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