Lightspeed LA, a brand new game development studio under Tencent’s Lightspeed & Quantum Studio group, has signed an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) to implement AI protection mechanisms for his or her upcoming games.
The agreement reached today following negotiations between representatives of Lightspeed LA and SAG-AFTRA allows Lightspeed to make use of and hire union actors for performances in Lightspeed's games in development and future games. This allows Lightspeed LA to proceed to make use of union members even when SAG-AFTRA itself goes on strike. what the guild voted for just over a month ago.
The strike is against the usage of generative AI in video game products, which threatens to interchange the work of actors. Lightspeed LA is implementing the protections demanded by the union, however the parties should not currently providing details apart from that an agreement has been reached.
Lightspeed LA is currently working on Last Sentinel, a neo-futuristic apocalyptic game set against the backdrop of out-of-control technology, with a twist. Last Sentinel was first revealed with a CG trailer at The Game Awards 2023. The deal signed with SAG-AFTRA also applies to Last Sentinel and future projects from the studio.
