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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs AI Bills Backed by SAG-AFTRA
Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Monday that protect performers from being digitally replicated without their consent.
“We continue to wade through uncharted territory when it comes to how AI and digital media is transforming the entertainment industry, but our North Star has always been to protect workers,” Newsom said in a statement. The Motion Picture Association, which represents the major studios, initially opposed them, but switched its position to neutral once amendments were made to protect standard post-production techniques and free speech rights. Newsom signed the bills alongside Fran Drescher, the president of the actors’ union, Joely Fisher, the secretary-treasurer, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the executive director.
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