Replica Studios’ AI platform launched in 2019, and it sells AI voices to video game developers from its “ethically licensed” library of voices.
The union said that the deal will enable Replica Studios “to engage SAG-AFTRA members under a fair, ethical agreement to safely create and license a digital replica of their voice.
In September, the union members had also voted 98.32% in favor of authorizing a possible separate strike against 10 video game companies.
The agreement’s terms include informed consent for the use of AI to create digital voice replicas (recreations of the voice of a real performer, living or dead).