JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - SAG-AFTRA union ousted from Texas Public Radio
Texas is a right to work state, which prohibits unions from enforcing contracts that require employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - AI has already taken over movie sets in parts of China. Is Hollywood next? | Jesse Weber Live
China's $14 billion micro-drama industry has gone almost entirely AI. Now similar tech is landing in Hollywood, from digital actor Tilly Norwood to Disney's new AI-generated kids' show. Actor, writer, and SAG-AFTRA member Joe Flanigan joins "Jesse Weber Live" to break down what it means for America's 2 million+ film industry jobs. "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Meta pulls AI image tool from Instagram after Hollywood backlash over consent
Meta disabled its new Muse Image AI generator on Instagram on Friday, less than a week after launching a feature that automatically enrolled every public account on the platform, without notice or explicit consent, as raw material for artificial-intelligence image creation. The reversal came after sharp criticism from SAG-AFTRA and the Creative Artists Agency, both […] The post Meta pulls AI image tool from Instagram after Hollywood backlash over consent appeared first on American Almanac .
Meta disabled its new Muse Image AI generator on Instagram on Friday, less than a week after launching a feature that automatically enrolled every public account on the platform, without notice or explicit consent, as raw material for artificial-intelligence image creation. The reversal came after sharp criticism from SAG-AFTRA and the Creative Artists Agency, both of which warned that the tool invited nonconsensual use of people's likenesses. The company acknowledged the obvious in an Instagram post reported by Deadline : the feature "missed the mark." That is one way to describe a product that let any user generate AI images of any public Instagram account holder simply by tagging their username in a prompt, and never bothered to tell…Open
AXIOS (Ina Fried) - Meta's new AI image maker draws fire over consent
Meta's move to allow user to create AI images using the likenesses of people with public Instagram accounts is drawing criticism from several camps, including privacy advocates and those who represent celebrities. Why it matters: The backlash highlights a core AI-era fight: whether people should have to opt out of having their faces used in AI-generated content, or whether companies should get affirmative consent first. Catch-up quick: Earlier this week, Meta debuted its Muse Image model and a feature within Meta AI that allowed people to tag any adult's public Instagram account and include that person's likeness in their creations. - Users aren't notified when someone creates an AI image with their likeness and Instagram account holders…
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Cross-Spectrum Coalition Including Bannon, Ralph Nader Demands Human Oversight of AI.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A coalition of conservatives, progressives, labor unions, and faith groups released a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence (AI), addressing concerns over Silicon Valley’s deployment of the technology.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Stephen K. Bannon, Glenn Beck, labor unions, faith groups, and organizations like the Future of Life Institute, alongside individual signatories such […] The post Cross-Spectrum Coalition Including Bannon, Ralph Nader Demands Human Oversight of AI. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A coalition of conservatives, progressives, labor unions, and faith groups released a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence (AI), addressing concerns over Silicon Valley’s deployment of the technology. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Stephen K. Bannon , Glenn Beck, labor unions, faith groups, and organizations like the Future of Life Institute, alongside individual signatories such as Ralph Nader and AI experts. WHEN & WHERE: The declaration was announced on Wednesday, coinciding with an $8 million advertising campaign targeting several U.S. states. KEY QUOTE: “This declaration makes clear AI has incredible opportunities to help humanity flourish like never before.” – Max Tegmark, founder and…Open
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - China's AI rise rattles Hollywood
China's unrelenting efforts to catch the U.S. in AI may have claimed its first significant casualty — Hollywood. Why it matters: Technology good enough to scare even the most seasoned filmmakers is prompting a legal fight that's only the opening salvo in a broader war over intellectual property and market dominance. - Chinese AI models that undercut U.S. rivals on price, speed and market share pose an existential threat to high-cost, high-risk industries like the film business. - They also ship with fewer safety guardrails, especially around copyrighted material and likeness rights. Driving the news: Seedance 2.0 , ByteDance's new AI video model, generated a hyper-realistic clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting, prompting alarm…