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Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly

  • James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College--The Conversation Africa
  • published date: 2024-07-26 19:27:00 UTC

Some of the most essential but least protected workers in a $200 billion industry want to ensure that AI won’t do away with their jobs.

Hollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike on July 25, 2024. AP Photo/Eugene Garcia Hollywood screenwriters went on strike in May 2023. Two months later, actors joined them on the picke… [+6114 chars]