Famous actors together with “Succession’s” Brian Cox and “Lord of the Rings'” Andy Serkis have protested with British union Equity in Leicester Square in solidarity with hanging U.S. actors.
Rob Delaney, Simon Pegg, Jim Carter, Hayley Atwell, Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton had been among the many well-known faces who gathered in central London every week after the beginning of main industrial motion by Equity’s sister union within the U.S., the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra).
Speaking after the rally, Serkis informed the PA news company it’s fallacious to make use of manmade intelligence (AI) to undermine the work of actors.
The actor, who’s a Sag-Aftra and Equity member, informed PA: “I’m probably one of the most scanned actors on the planet for various different films, and projects.
“I’d say I’ve most likely been scanned greater than anybody ever.
“I know that my image can be used, or my library of movements, can be used or my voice.
“[It] is fallacious that that’s simply accessed and used with out remunerating the artist.”
Sag-Aftra, which represents around 160,000 actors across the U.S., failed to negotiate new contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Multiple Hollywood stars have been pictured on the picket lines, joining striking members of the Writers Guild of America, who began industrial action on May 2.
It is the first time since 1960 both unions have been on strike simultaneously and has caused major disruption to Hollywood productions, premieres, and conventions.
In Leicester Square, crowds heard speeches from Delaney and Cox as well as Equity General Secretaries Paul W Fleming and Lynda Rooke among others.
Protesters gathered to hear from the actors and carried signs saying “Leave AI to Sci-fi,” “Write to Strike” and “This Barbie’s final residual was $0.02.”
After the event, Cox told the PA news agency how drama-comedy “Succession” would have been “nonsense” had it not been for the team of writers.
Cox said: “The synthetic intelligence factor is a significant subject and it needs to be nipped earlier than it begins to develop much more.
“It has gotten to a standard now where people are getting avatars of themselves made in order to protect themselves in every aspect.”
Cox additionally informed crowds: “I was on a programme the other night and I was given a list of things that artificial intelligence Brian Cox was going to say.
“Now the synthetic intelligence Brian Cox was going to do animal impersonations.”
He added: “Nobody is exempt on this. If you do a efficiency, should you’re on a movie, on a film, on a TV present, that’s the place they will get you and that is what we have now to cease.”
Speaking to crowds Delaney compared the AMTPT to “foolish toddlers.”
He said: “They brag like toddlers, they’ve these earnings calls and so they speak concerning the subscriber numbers and the blockbuster numbers.
“Then we asked for a nickel and they were like ‘No, no, we don’t have any.'”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
