SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher released a statement announcing a strike for video game actors on July 25. The strike brings forward the complaints and concerns many have voiced over generative artificial intelligence for some time.

SAG-AFTRA, the guild that represents screen actors as well as television and radio artists, has voted to authorize a video games strike. Releasing a full statement on its website, the guild noted that “A.I. protections remain the sticking point” in their agreements with major entertainment companies. SAG-AFTRA proposes that companies looking to hire guild members for their games must sign at least one of an array of agreements: The Tiered-Budget Independent Interactive Media Agreement, the Interim Interactive Media Agreement, or the Interim Interactive Localization agreement. These agreements that SAG-AFTRA has offered prioritize protections against the “abuse of A.I.”