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72 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2025 | sagaftra.org OC TOBER 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 683 into law on Oct. 10. SB 683 gives people a fast, meaningful remedy when their identity is misused for commercial purposes — allowing courts to order takedowns within two business days while a case proceeds, so victims aren't left exposed to ongoing harm. SEP TEMBER 2025 Time magazine names SAG-AF TRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to the Time100 A.I. list in recognition of his work "forging protections for workers whose livelihoods are threatened by A.I." JULY 2025 SAG-AF TRA members officially end the nearly yearlong video game strike with the ratification of the new Interactive Media Agreement, which includes consent and disclosure requirements for A.I. digital replica use and the ability for performers to suspend consent for the generation of new material during a strike. Also, SAG-AF TRA and allies successfully lobby for the removal of a potentially devastating federal provision in the 2025 tax and spending bill that would have prohibited states from regulating artificial intelligence. AUGUST 2025 SAG-AF TRA members ratify the 2025 Network Television Code, which both establishes A.I. guardrails and includes a commitment to adopt future A.I. terms secured in the upcoming 2026 T V/ Theatrical/ Streaming negotiations into the Network Code. MAY 2025 SAG-AF TRA members ratify new Commercials Contracts, which include strongest contractual A.I. guardrails achieved to date. Additionally, the SAG-AF TRA-championed TAKE IT DOWN Act, which introduces comprehensive legal protections against nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (including deepfakes) on online platforms, is signed into federal law. And SAG-AF TRA and Nickelodeon reach a Tentative Agreement with substantial artificial intelligence protections and gains for voice actors. APRIL 2025 NO FAKES Act reintroduced in U.S. Senate with the added support of Google/ YouTube. FEBRUARY 2025 SAG-AF TRA approves new contract with Telemundo Television Studios, which includes A.I. protections based on the T V Agreement terms. JANUARY 2025 SAG-AF TRA presents two A.I. panels at the Labor Innovation & Technology Summit: Negotiating A.I. Contracts — How Unions Can Advance A.I. Protections Across Sectors and Coalition Building on A.I. Policy — Breaking Down Key Legislative Approaches That Work. OC TOBER 2025 Addressing dramatic headlines regarding an A.I.-generated synthetic character, on Oct. 9, SAG-AF TRA President Sean Astin and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree- Ireland delineate the union's victories and ongoing A.I. efforts. In response to the release of Sora 2 by OpenAI, SAG-AF TRA asserts that OpenAI's decision to honor intellectual property rights with an "opt-out" model is not consent and a violation of rights. After outreach from member Br yan Cranston, SAG-AF TRA works with OpenAI, CAA, UTA, ATA to ensure that use of voice and likeness in SORA 2 is opt-in only. 2025 For the latest updates, visit sagaftra.org /ai