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Nicola Walker, Alan Davies and Thousands More Sign Open Letter After Actors "Digitally Scanned on Set without Their Informed Consent"

UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 24 – Equity demands informed consent and safeguards for AI use after thousands of UK actors were digitally scanned without permission, with nearly 1,500 signing a related open letter.

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Numerous British actors have reportedly signed an open letter to Pact (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television) about the usage of artificial intelligence.The actors union Equity has penned the letter, which outlines that thousands of UK actors have been “digitally scanned on set without their informed consent", according to Deadline.The letter, which currently boasts nearly 1500 signatures, says: “We also have no transparency around how ou…

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AI control: The acting union BFFS agrees with Netflix on rules for the use of artificial intelligence for synchronous and film show play. The agreement provides that AI technologies may be used exclusively in compliance with the copyright and the general personal rights. Affected actors must agree to the use of AI, for example in digital editing or replicating appearance and voice by means of a separate, explicit and written declaration. dwdl.de…

Emma D'Arcy, Tamsin Greg and other UK artists signed an open letter asking for regulation or intelligence in an audiovisual series (IA) in it, accused it of "scaning digitally" or the face of thousands of "not informed" artists. Read more (06/24/2025)

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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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