The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a current American labor union.
A wave of AI is accelerating in India, Hollywood micro-dramas, and Cannes-flagged experiments, driving cost savings and sparking workforce concerns as unions negotiate limits on synthetic performers and creators explore new workflows.
Meta has discontinued Muse Image, its Instagram-linked AI image generator, following privacy concerns. The feature, which automatically enrolled public accounts for image generation, is no longer available. The move comes after swift criticism from creators, unions and privacy advocates, who argued the feature violated consent and risked non-consensual image manipulation.
George Lucas has described AI as the future of filmmaking, saying it makes movie production easier. He warns against resisting progress, calling comparisons to horses and carriages outdated while acknowledging concerns about focus groups and audience influence.