The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies that may bring an end to an almost yearlong strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence.

Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike in July 2024 after negotiations with game industry giants came to a halt.

The performers were worried that unchecked use of AI could provide game makers with a means to displace them — by training an AI to replicate an actor’s voice, or to create a digital replica of their likeness without consent. The tentative contract deal still needs approval by the SAG-AFTRA National Board and ratification by union membership. — Associated Press