Triple AAA studio Lightspeed L.A. becomes the first to accept the SAG-AFTRA Interim Interactive Media Agreement, assuring video game actors their work won't be threatened by AI.
In a statement posted on the SAG-AFTRA website, Lightspeed L.A. announced that their commitment to SAG-AFTRA's goals and that there "was never any hesitation to consider the performer protections that anchor this agreement."
This agreement is binding for this and future projects for the studio. With this, the studio has doubled down on its anti-AI protection for the foreseeable future.
Now, despite the ongoing strike, SAG-AFTRA video game actors can work on Lightspeed L.A.'s game, Last Sentinel.
Ironically, Last Sentinel is set in a dystopian tech-fused world— it seems that creating a virtual tech-hell is enough for Lightspeed L.A., with no interest in bringing it into the real world.
Founded in 2020, Lightspeed L.A. is the first American branch of the Tencent-owned Lightspeed studios. The studio also boasts a focus on open-world games with "thoughtful storytelling."
Accepting SAG-AFTRA's demands will ensure the employment of many actors with a livable wage without fear of AI-caused redundancies.
Despite the good news, Lightspeed L.A. is...
