For months, video game actors have been fighting for better working conditions – but a deal is still out of reach. While the SAG-AFTRA union warns of major loopholes that could lead to AI exploitation,

The union positioned the two sides being "frustratingly far apart" at the negotiating table in an update to members on Tuesday.

According to a SAG-AFTRA statement in October, the only sticking point in the negotiations remained artificial intelligence (AI) protection, with a spokesperson for the industry asserting the parties had reached agreement on “24 out of 25 proposals.

Video game actors associated with SAG-AFTRA have been on strike for seven months and are no closer to a deal as the major studios

Union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) has created a comparison chart as an update in its ongoing negotiations with the games industry bargaining group. The key takeaway is that both entities remain "frustratingly far apart" on the issue of AI protections for video game voice actors.

Over seven months since declaring a strike, SAG-AFTRA video game performers braved the L.A. rain for their first picket of the year.

It seems the strike will continue, as the latest proposal still doesn't feature the AI safeguards that the union demands.

Protection from digital replica or generative AI use for all work, not just work produced from the date of the agreement going forward. A definition of "digital replica": SAG-AFTR

In an update on the progress of negotiations with video game developers on Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA says the two sides are still "frustratingly far apart," and so-called artificial intelligence is the culprit.