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Tom Hanks says an advert making its way around social media was created without his permission. The ad reportedly includes an AI-generated version of Hanks selling dental insurance. AdvertisementAdvertisementTom Hanks is warning fans about an AI version of himself used in an advert for a dental plan. There's a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. The use of AI, especially when used to recreate an actor's likeness, has been a central issue in the SAG-AFTRA actors strike.
Persons: Tom Hanks, Hanks, , Adam Buxton, Buxton, didn't Organizations: Service, SAG, Writers Guild of America, AI
New York CNN —Comedian John Oliver returned to his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, becoming the latest late night host to air a new program following the end of the writers’ strike. (Oliver’s show airs on HBO, which like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Bill Maher returned to his show last Friday and the network hosts, such as Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, will air new programs Monday. Now the focus turns to negotiations between SAG-AFTRA, the union representing about 160,000 actors, and the AMPTP. The two sides are expected to begin negotiating again Monday and hopefully get closer to ending their strike, which has been happening since mid-July.
Persons: John Oliver, , Billy Joel’s, ” Oliver, , , don’t, , I’m, Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon Organizations: New, New York CNN, HBO, CNN, Warner Bros ., Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG Locations: New York
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off. ” and NBC's “ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ” were the first shows to leave the air when the writers strike began on May 2, and now will be among the first to return on Monday night. “So, the writers guild went to strike and thankfully won. Discovery, which owns HBO, is among the studios on the other side of the table in the writers and actors strikes. They teamed up for a podcast, “ Strike Force Five,” during the strike.
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The public will continue to support them – that is until the strikes begin to affect Americans’ daily lives. CNN reached out to the Justice Department for comment but has not received a response. The US Labor Department releases August figures on job openings, quits, hires and layoffs. The US Labor Department reports the number of worker filings for jobless benefits in the week ended September 30. The US Labor Department releases September data on the state of the job market, including payroll gains, wage growth and the unemployment rate.
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While the WGA settled its strike recently, winning improved wages and job protections, SAG-AFTRA remains on strike, and most filming remains on hold. They won a reported 32% increase in pay over the six-year life of a contract reached in June and ratified earlier this month. Many of the health care workers unions say their main issue is lack of adequate staffing and the workers’ belief that they’re not able to provide the level of care they want without more help. The Biden administration and Congress stepped into a labor dispute late last year when freight railroad workers threatened to strike. “Labor unions are enjoying a moment of high public approval and strong belief in the benefits they offer to workers, businesses and the economy,” said a Gallup statement.
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Throughout world history, strikes have made substantive changes to better working conditions. AdvertisementAdvertisementSince 1156 BC, there has been some form of protest demanding better wages and working conditions for workers. Most recently, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have joined the ranks of impactful strikes throughout time. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe strikes are just the latest in a long line of worker protests spanning centuries. Here are a handful of the largest, most powerful strikes in world history.
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After nearly 150 days on strike, the screenwriters secured a number of groundbreaking wins in their new contract with the major film and television studios. The terms, shared by the guild, prevent the studios from using A.I. to write or rewrite material, from forcing writers to use A.I. Until now, there had not yet been a major labor dispute that hinged so heavily on the growing threat to livelihood brought by A.I. And the pioneering deal the WGA struck with the studios will help — at least in the short term — serve as a template.
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After 148 days of striking, TV and film writers reached a tentative agreement with studios and streamers regarding their work contracts. WGA members will vote on ratifying the agreement between Oct. 2 and 9, with some writers going back to work as early as next week. That could mean more early career writers get an opportunity to work and gain experience on the ground. Without an opportunity for syndication and international distribution on streaming services, residual pay for writers has been cut significantly as well. The contract also hikes minimum pay for various types of television shows and establishes minimum pay for late night talk shows on streaming services, like "The Amber Ruffin Show," which did not previously have established minimums.
Persons: Dylan Guerra, Guerra, Jonathan Handel, Amber Ruffin, Kyra Jones, who's, Handel Organizations: Writers Guild of America, United Auto Workers, UAW, Alliance, Television Producers, Warner Bros ., Netflix, WGA, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, CNBC Locations: Ontario , California
Hollywood studios, actors on strike to resume talks next week
  + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Hollywood studios and negotiators for Hollywood actors on strike will hold talks on Oct. 2, both side said in a joint statement on Wednesday, in the first such meeting in months. The SAG-AFTRA actors union, Hollywood's largest with 160,000 members, walked off the job in July asking for higher pay and for curbs on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in entertainment, demands similar to Hollywood writers. Other demands from actors include limits on self-taped auditions used in casting, which they argue are more costly than in-person readings. They also want hair and makeup artists who can work with various hair textures and skin tones, to ensure equity for all performers.
Persons: Mike Blake, Walt Disney, AFTRA, Urvi, Himani Sarkar, Miral Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Bengaluru
Discovery — would rip the curtain back on the data secrecy practiced by the streamers, that's not quite what happened. And it's not just creators hoping for bigger residual checks who are eager for more transparency about streaming data. As Netflix, Disney, and more companies pitch new ad-supported streamers, advertisers have griped that streamers have been slow to share the data about audience numbers and composition. Brands investing in films for distribution on streamers also are clamoring for more data to understand how many people are watching them. The WGA can share the data with its broader membership, but only in aggregated form.
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CNN —Striking actors and the Hollywood studios will resume negotiations on a new labor contract on Monday, SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, said Wednesday, the same day writers ended their own strike in the entertainment industry. Several executives from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers member companies will be attending the meetings, the union said. The writers and actors had been negotiating over many similar issues, such as compensation as streaming has changed the entertainment industry and the role of AI in creating movies and shows. SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14, joining the fray a little more than two months after the writers strike began. Since then, the two unions have seemed to operate in lockstep with each other.
Persons: , AFTRA Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG
After a five-month hiatus, most late night shows will return with new episodes next week now that the 148-day screenwriter strike has been resolved, the hosts announced on social media on Wednesday morning. Late night shows hosted by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers will return to the air on Monday, the hosts said. Late night shows were the first casualty of the writers’ strike, and they have been dark since early May. Board members of the Writers Guild approved of the deal on Tuesday, and announced that the strike would end early Wednesday morning. Over the past few weeks, the five late night hosts began a podcast, “Strike Force Five,” donating all proceeds to out-of-work staff members on their shows.
Persons: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver Organizations: HBO, Guild of America, Writers Guild, , Force
SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. Writers and actors share common concerns, including the desire for higher pay and for curbs on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in entertainment. The Writers Guild of America (WGA), which went on strike May 2, reached a tentative deal with studios Sunday. Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors' union have not held talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Walt Disney (DIS.N), Netflix (NFLX.O) and other studios, since this summer. As with writers, actors are looking for compensation that reflects the value they bring to streaming, specifically, in the form of revenue sharing.
Persons: Mike Blake, Mel Shimkovitz, Walt Disney, AFTRA, Pedro Pascal, Bob Odenkirk, We're, Lisa Richwine, Dawn Chmielewski, Rollo Ross, Miral Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Guild of America, Netflix, WGA, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt, Entertainment, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Los Angeles
CNBC Daily Open: Is tech the gift that keeps on giving?
  + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. "I am not sure if the world is prepared for 7%," he told The Times of India in an interview. Leaders from the Writers Guild of America voted unanimously to end the strike on Wednesday. Under the agreement, AI cannot write or rewrite literary material and AI-generated material will not be considered source material.
Persons: Korea's Kospi, Jamie Dimon, Neel Kashkari, It's, Kamil Dimmich Organizations: CNBC, Nikkei, Dow Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Minneapolis Federal, Fed, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Writers, International Monetary Fund Locations: Asia, China, U.S, India, Hong Kong, Guyana, South America, it's
The iconic Hollywood sign is pictured the day after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 25, 2023. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) leadership voted unanimously to end the strike on Wednesday, the guild said in a statement. In other areas, the guild said it won guarantees of minimum staffing in writers’ rooms, a key issue for many of its members. Maher and Drew Barrymore had angered writers by saying this month that their talk shows would return before the strike ended. The end of the WGA strike does not return Hollywood to normal.
Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, Adam Conover, WE, Conover, David Slack, Bill Maher, Maher, Drew Barrymore, Lisa Richwine, Dawn Chmielewski, Jamie Freed, Leslie Adler, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Writers Guild of America, REUTERS, Guild of America, WGA, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, SAG, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, United States
CNN —As momentum shifts toward clean energy, coal has had some unexpected staying power. A new report by the International Energy Agency found that global coal demand hit an all-time high in 2022 amid the energy crisis, eclipsing the previous record set in 2013. For example, Panasonic built a new electric vehicle plant in Kansas to aid its transition to clean energy. Why it matters: Coal, the highest carbon emitting and dirtiest energy source, is the single biggest contributor to human-created climate change. The Hollywood writers’ strike is overThe Hollywood writers’ strike is finally over after 148 days.
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Slamming the tentative labor deal between Hollywood writers and studios, media mogul Barry Diller on Tuesday laid out his biggest bone of contention with generative artificial intelligence. "All we want to do is establish that there is no such thing as fair use for AI, which gives us standing." Generative AI and language-based model systems index entire bodies of work within their knowledge base, a violation of fair use, some argue. Altman, who also served on the Expedia board with Diller, testified before senators in May to discuss regulations on AI. Altman also said that Shutterstock was critical in the training of OpenAI's generative media AI, DALL-E.
Persons: Barry Diller, Diller, George R.R, Martin, Jodi Picoult, OpenAI, Diller isn't, that's, Sam Altman, Sam, Altman, " Altman, Shutterstock Organizations: Hollywood, IAC, Writers Guild, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Wall Street, CNBC
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hollywood studios are expected to retain the right to train artificial-intelligence models based on writers' work under the terms of a tentative labor agreement between the two sides, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The writers would also walk away with an important win, a guarantee that they will receive credit and compensation for work they do on scripts, even if studios partially rely on AI tools, according to the report. Entertainment executives didn't want to relinquish the right to train their own AI tools based on TV and movie scripts, since their understanding is that AI tech platforms already are training their own models on such materials, the WSJ reported. The WGA, which represents roughly 11,500 film and television writers, reached a preliminary three-year deal with major studios on Sunday. Their demands are similar to that of writers, including higher wages and protection against AI use.
Persons: didn't, Samrhitha, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Wall Street, Entertainment, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, Thomson Locations: California, Hollywood, Bengaluru
The high-profile contract fights have played out across the country, just as public opinion has been turning more in favor of organized labor. UPSThe union representing more than 325,000 UPS workers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spent months negotiating a new contract with the company. The workers’ key demands included better pay for part-time workers, whom the company relies on heavily during busy periods, and improved heat safety. The work stoppage has grown in scope since, with the union expanding its strike to include spare-parts distribution centers for G.M. has pointed to growth in profits and chief executive compensation in making its demands for improved compensation for its members.
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[1/2] SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Warner Bros. The SAG-AFTRA agreement covering video game performers expired last November and has been extended on a monthly basis as the union negotiated with major video game companies. As earnings climbed, video game company staff beyond the performers covered by SAG-AFTRA have been unionizing for the first time this year. In July, Sega workers formed the largest multi-department video game union in the United States, after Microsoft's video game testers formed their first U.S. labor union in January. For video game performers, the union is also calling for more safety measures for motion capture performers, who wear markers or sensors on the skin or a body suit to help game makers create characters' movements.
Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Cissy Jones, Jones, Delilah, AFTRA, Audrey Cooling, Ashly Burch, Danielle Broadway, Donna Bryson Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Warner Bros ., REUTERS, Campo Santo, SAG, Hollywood, Guild of America, PlayStation, Sony, Sega, Disney, Activision, EA, Epic Games, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, United States
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa RichwineLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The tentative deal Hollywood writers reached with the major studios and streaming services could serve as a template for actors, who have been on strike since mid-July. Writers and actors share common concerns, including the desire for higher pay and for curbs on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in entertainment. The Writers Guild of America (WGA), which went on strike May 2, reached a tentative deal with studios Sunday. Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors' union have not held talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Walt Disney, Netflix and other studios, since this summer. As with writers, actors are looking for compensation that reflects the value they bring to streaming, specifically, in the form of revenue sharing.
Persons: Dawn Chmielewski, Lisa, Mel Shimkovitz, Walt Disney, AFTRA, Pedro Pascal, Bob Odenkirk, We're, Lisa Richwine, Rollo Ross, Miral Fahmy Organizations: ANGELES, Reuters, Guild of America, Netflix, WGA, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Entertainment Locations: Los Angeles
After voting closed on Monday, the SAG-AFTRA union said 98.32% of those who cast ballots had voted in favor of authorizing a strike. The writers union reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios on Sunday. The SAG-AFTRA agreement covering video game performers expired last November and has been extended on a monthly basis as the union negotiated with major video game companies. In particular with AI, because right now there aren’t any protections,” Ashly Burch, “Horizon Zero Dawn” video game voice actor, told Reuters. The union will be negotiating with large video game companies, including Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O), Electronic Arts (EA.O), Epic Games, Formosa Interactive and others.
Persons: Mike Blake, ” Ashly Burch, Burch, AFTRA, , Audrey Cooling, Danielle Broadway, Himani Sarkar, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, SAG, Hollywood, Guild of America, Reuters, Activision, Electronic Arts, Epic, Formosa Interactive, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Hollywood
Striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) members picket with striking SAG-AFTRA members outside Paramount Studios on September 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood writers and studios have finalized the language of a tentative contract that will lead to the end to a nearly 150-day labor strike. Union leaders "voted unanimously to lift the restraining order and end the strike as of 12:01 am PT/3:01 am ET on Wednesday, September 27th," the WGA said in a statement. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which includes top studios like Disney, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. The agreement also improved screenwriter compensation, writers' room minimums and renewed a $250,000 showrunner training program, among other items.
Organizations: WGA, Guild of America, SAG, Paramount Studios, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Discovery, Writers Locations: Los Angeles , California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The deal is made, the pickets have been suspended, and Hollywood's writers are on the verge of getting back to work after months on strike. Crucial steps remain for the writers, who technically remain on strike, and for other workers awaiting a return to production of new shows. Following the approval from the boards — which is likely — comes a vote from the writers themselves, whose timing is uncertain. That could prompt a delay of Tuesday's voting and has kept union leaders from sharing with writers the details of what nearly five months of striking and hardship has earned them. ___For more on the writers and actors strikes, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/hollywood-strikes/
Organizations: ANGELES, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Screen, American Federation of Radio, Television Artists, SAG Locations: hollywood
Biden’s History-Making Walk on the Picket Line
  + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Susan Milligan | Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +6 min
Biden's presence at the event was historic and extraordinary: Both the White House and labor union experts said that a sitting president has never walked a picket line in support of striking workers. Presidents typically try to mediate when management and labor union disputes threaten to disrupt the economy. President Ronald Reagan in 1981 fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, delivering a major blow to the labor union movement. Trump also promised auto workers in Lordstown, Ohio, in 2017 that their plant would not close, so “don’t move. Biden's backing of electric vehicles has some auto union members worried they will lose their jobs in gasoline-powered auto plants, and Trump has exploited that concern to his advantage.
Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, you’ve, Ronald Reagan, It's, Erin Hatton, Donald Trump, Trump, Sean Fain, Ford, they're, Erik Loomis, Loomis, Hatton, Hattan Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford, Big Three, White House, UAW, Motor Co, General Motors, Chrysler, University of Buffalo, Michigan, Trump, Anderson Economic Group, Gallup, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, University of Rhode Locations: Michigan, Wayne County, Lordstown , Ohio, Michigan’s Macomb County, California, University of Rhode Island, Las Vegas
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